How do you find the solution of the system of equations $x - 4 y = - 8$ $x-4y=-8$ and $- 3 x + 12 y = 24$ $-3x+12y=24$ ?

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How do you find the solution of the system of equations $x - 4 y = - 8$ $x-4y=-8$ and $- 3 x + 12 y = 24$ $-3x+12y=24$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-10T00:59:51

You can see that the second equation is the same as the first multiplied by $- 3$ $-3$ ! This means that, basically, the two equations represent two lines superimposed one over the other! So, your system has an $\infty$ $oo$ number of solutions (representing points in common betwen the two)!!!

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How do you find the solution of the system of equations $x - 4 y = - 8$ $x-4y=-8$ and $- 3 x + 12 y = 24$ $-3x+12y=24$ ?

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