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Classify if the system is consistent or inconsistent. Solve graphically or symbolically if possible.
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Classify if the system is consistent or inconsistent. Solve graphically or symbolically if possible.

Classify if the system is consistent or inconsistent. Solve graphically or symbolically-example-1
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The system on the picture attached, has no solution. If a system has no solution, it is said to be inconsistent.

5x + y = 5

-5x - y = 3

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0 = 8 (the statement is false, because the system has no solution)

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