Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 2 - Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities - 2.1 Systems of Linear Equations - 2.1 Exercises - Page 143: 43

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An inconsistent system has no solutions. Its equations represent parallel lines. So, take line 1 to be $y=x$ and line 2 to parallel to it, $y=x+2$ The two lines have no intersections, so the system $\left\{\begin{array}{l} y=x\\ y=x+2 \end{array}\right.$ has no solutions and is inconsistent.
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