Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 12 - Cumulative Review - Page 912: 17

Answer

No solution

Work Step by Step

$6x+12y=5$ $-4x-8y=0$ $6x+12y=5$ $(6x+12y)/6=5/6$ $x+2y=5/6$ $-4x-8y=0$ $(-4x-8y)/-4=0/-4$ $x+2y=0$ $x+2y=5/6$ $x+2y=0$ These equations have the same left-hand side of the equation, but they have different right-hand sides of the equation. Since the right hand sides are different (with the same left hand sides), there is no solution for the system.
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