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7x + 3y = 5 find the slope and y intercept and make a new equation find if there’s one solution no solution or an infinite number of solutions 4x + 3y =6 the slope and y intercept and make a new equation find if there’s one solution no solution or an infinite number of solutions

7x + 3y = 5 find the slope and y intercept and make a new equation find if there’s-example-1
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Hello there. To solve this question, we'll have to remember some properties about system of linear equations and how to find the equation of a line in slope-intercept form.

Given the equation of a line


ax+dy=c

We can solve for y in order to find it in slope-intercept form


y=mx+b

Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

For the first equation, we get


7x+3y=5

Solving for y, we first subtract 7x on both sides of the equation


3y=-7x+5_{}

Divide both sides of the equation by a factor of 3


y=-(7)/(3)x+(5)/(3)

And we can spot the slope as m = -7/3 and the y-intercept = 5/3.

For the second equation, we have


4x+3y=6

Solving for y, subtract 4x on both sides of the equation


3y=-4x+6

Divide both sides by a factor of 6


y=-(4)/(3)x+2

The slope in this case is equal to -4/3 and the y-intercept is equal to 2.

Finally, to determine if the system has one, infinite or no solutions, we make:


\begin{cases}7x+3y=5 \\ 4x+3y=6\end{cases}

The first way to make sure is that if we can find a single ordered pair (x, y) that satisfies this system. Subtract the second equation from the first, such that


\begin{gathered} 7x+3y-(4x+3y)=5-6 \\ 7x+3y-4x-3y=-1 \\ 3x=-1 \end{gathered}

Divide both sides by a factor of 3


x=-(1)/(3)

Plugging this into any equation, we find the solution for y


\begin{gathered} 4\cdot\mleft(-(1)/(3)\mright)+3y=6 \\ -(4)/(3)+3y=6 \\ 3y=6+(4)/(3)=(22)/(3) \\ y=(22)/(9) \end{gathered}

Hence the ordered pair that is a solution of this system of equations is


\mleft(-(1)/(3),(22)/(9)\mright)

This is in fact the unique solution to this system, since the lines only cross this time at x = -1/3 and y = 22/9.

The other way to check is if the determinant of the coefficients matrix is different of zero:


\begin{bmatrix}{7} & {3} \\ {4} & {3}\end{bmatrix}

Taking this determinant, that is, subtracting the products between the main and secondary diagonals, we have


7\cdot3-4\cdot3=21-12=9

That means that this system has only one solution.

For a system of linear equations (in fact, two lines)

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