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Determine if the equations are intersecting, parallel, or coincident. bx - ay = 2 ax + by = 3

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Answer:

Intersecting

Explanation:

After having singled out y on one side of both equations you should have.

Y=b/a• x - 2/-a

And

Y= -a/b • x + 3/b

As you can see they have opposite reciprocals which is an intersection

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The equations are parallel because the slopes of the two lines are equal.
The equations are parallel
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