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There is a system of two linear equations. The first equation is y=7x+8. The system has infinite solutions. What other equation would complete the system?

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If the system has infinite solutions, it means that the two equations are not independent, but rather one equation is a multiple of the other. In other words, the second equation must be a multiple of y = 7x + 8.

One possible equation that completes the system is:

14y = 98x + 112

To check that this equation works, we can substitute y = 7x + 8 into the equation:

14(7x + 8) = 98x + 112

98x + 112 = 98x + 112

As we can see, the equation is true for any value of x, which means that it is satisfied for any value of y that corresponds to y = 7x + 8.

Therefore, the system of equations that has y = 7x + 8 as one of its equations and has infinite solutions is:

y = 7x + 8

14y = 98x + 112

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