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Match the system of equations on the left with the number of solutions on the right

Match the system of equations on the left with the number of solutions on the right-example-1
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Answer:

top to bottom, the answers are b, c, a

Explanation:

One way to find the solution to a system of equations is to substitute values in. For the first one,

y=2x+3

y=2x+5,

we can substitute 2x+3 =y into the second equation to get

y=2x+5

2x+3 = 2x+5

subtract 2x from both sides

3 = 5

As 3 is not equal to 5, this is never equal and therefore has no solution

For the second one,

y= 2x+7

y = (-2/3)x + 10

We can plug y=2x+7 into the second equation to get

2x + 7 = y = (-2/3)x + 10

2x + 7 = (-2/3)x + 10

add (2/3)x to both sides to make all x values on one side

2x + (2/3)x + 7 = 10

subtract 7 from both sides to make only x values on one side and only constants on the other

2x + (2/3)x = 3

(6/3)x + (2/3)x = 3

(8/3)x = 3

multiply both sides by 3 to remove a denominator

8x = 9

divide both sides by 8 to isolate x

x=9/8

There is only one value for when the equations are equal, so this has one solution

For the third one

y = x-5

2y = 2x - 10

Plug x-5 = y into the second equation

2 * y= 2*(x-5)

2 * (x-5) = 2x - 10

2x-10 = 2x-10

add 10 to both sides

2x=2x

As 2x is always equal to 2x, no matter what x is, there are infinitely many solutions for this system

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