Asked by Jahpheria

How many solutions does 3y = x – 4 and
3x – 9y = –12 have?

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Answered by Bosnian
First equation:

3 y = x - 4

y = x / 3 - 4 / 3

y = 1 / 3 x - 4 / 3

Second equation:

3 x - 9 y = - 12

- 9 y = - 12 - 3 x

Multiply both sides by - 1

9 y = 3 x + 12

y = 3 x / 9 + 12 / 9

y = 3 x / 3 ∙ 3 + 3 ∙ 4 / 3 ∙ 3

y = x / 3 + 4 / 3

y = 1 / 3 x + 4 / 3

Both lines have the same slope ( 1 / 3 ) so they are parallel.

The parallel lines do not touch at any points.

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