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I need the answer for 9 and 10

I need the answer for 9 and 10-example-1
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9.) Using elimination:

3x+6y=27

x+2y=11

The idea of elimination is to eliminate (cancel out) a variable so that only one variable exists. For example, if x is eliminated, then y is being solved, and if y is eliminated, then x is being solved. We must pick a variable in the system (x or y) and find a LCM that is the additive inverse, meaning the variables cancel out. Some example of an additive inverse: -5+5=0 and 6-6=0; it is the inverse (opposite) of addition (so subtraction) in which undoes the operation to cancel it out to zero. Likewise for subtraction to addition. So, let’s choose a variable, identify the LCM of the two same variables in both equations, and either negate or add the variables together so they cancel out to 0.

Let’s choose x:

The LCM of 3 and 1 is 3, so we only need to multiply the second equation by a factor. 1•-3=-3, so we’ll multiply the entire second equation by 3, and 3-3=0:

3x+6y=27

-3(x+2y)=-3(11)

Distribute and multiply:

-3x-6y=-33

Here is the new set:

3x+6y=27

-3x-6y=11

Now, simply add or subtract the two equations:

(3x-3x)+(6-6)=27+11

Simplify:

0+0=38

0=38

This is a false statement, and thus the system does not have any solutions, meaning the lines are parallel.

So, the answer is: No Solutions

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