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Y = –6x+2

–12x – 2y = –4
How many solutions does this linear system have?

one solution: (0, 0)
one solution: (1, –4)
no solution
infinite number of solutions

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Answer:

infinte number of solutions

Explanation:

User Slava Glushenkov
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Answer:

infinite number of solutions

Explanation:

y = -6x + 2 . . . . . . . . (1)

-12x - 2y = -4 . . . . . . (2)

Putting (1) into (2), we have

-12x - 2(-6x + 2) = -4

-12x + 12x - 4 = -4

-4 = -4

Therefore, the system has infinite number of solutions.

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