Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 481: 46

Answer

\[\left\{ \left( x,y \right)|3x-2y=6 \right\}or\left\{ \left( x,y \right)|6x-4y=12 \right\}\]

Work Step by Step

Observing the system, a method of addition becomes appropriate. Let equation 1 be \[3x-2y=6\] and equation 2 be \[6x-4y=12\] Multiplying equation 1 by a factor 2, \[\begin{align} & 2\left( 3x \right)-2\left( 2y \right)=12 \\ & 6x-4y=12 \end{align}\] Now, subtract equation 1 by 2, and get \[0=0\] Both variables are eliminated and the statement is true. So, the system has infinitely many solutions. An ordered-pair satisfying one equation satisfies the other. In set notation, the solution will be \[\left\{ \left( x,y \right)|3x-2y=6 \right\}or\left\{ \left( x,y \right)|6x-4y=12 \right\}\]
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