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Tell the number of solutions for each system of two linear equations and see if the system is inconsistent or consistent and dependent or independent

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Hello there. To solve this question, we'll have to remember some properties about system of linear equations.

Given a system of two linear equations:

We say this system is consistent if we can find solutions to the system. Otherwise, it has no solutions so it is said to be inconsistent.

The system can be dependent or independent if we can find one solution or infinitely many solutions, respectively.

In this case, we were not given a system of equation, but a pair of lines.

We can see that they cross in a point, that means the system admits at least one solution.

In fact, it admits only one solution, because two lines will cross at most one time (not crossing only when theu

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