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17. How many solutions does thesystem of equations have?4x + 5y = 65y + 4x = 8A one solutionB) two solutionsC infinitely many solutionsno solution

User Edumelzer
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we have the following:


\begin{gathered} 4x+5y=6 \\ 5y+4x=8 \end{gathered}

solving:


\begin{gathered} 4x+5y=6 \\ x=(6-5y)/(4) \end{gathered}

replacing:


\begin{gathered} 5y+4\cdot(6-5y)/(4)=8 \\ 5y+6-5y=8 \\ 6=8 \end{gathered}

therefore, the system no solutions

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