How do you determine whether a linear system has one solution, many solutions, or no solution when given 7x+4y=26 and 3x-8y=-18?
1 Answer
Oct 21, 2015
Find the slope and y-intercept of each linear system
Explanation:
1) If the slopes are different, then there is ONE solution.
2) If the slopes are the same, but different y-intercepts, then there are NO solutions.
3) Finally, if the slopes and y-intercepts are both the same, then there are an INFINITE number of solutions.
In your example, the two systems have different slopes (
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