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Your friend Ashley is solving the system 7x + 3v = 0 and 14x + 6v = 0. Her final step states that 0 = 0. Ashley says that this means her system has no solution. Is she correct or incorrect? Explain.

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Answer:

Ashley is incorrect

Explanation:

a final step of 0 = 0 , a true statement

this means that the system has an infinite number of solutions

if solution had been, say 5 = 0 , a false statement

then the system would have no solution

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