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12y=17-9x
-4y-3x=31

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Solve by elimination. Rewrite the first as 9x + 12y = 17 and the second as -3x - 4y = 31. Multiply the second equation by 3:

-9x - 12y = 93.

Add this to the first equation:

(9x + 12y) + (-9x - 12y) = 17 + 93 → 0 = 110,

a contradiction. Therefore the system is inconsistent and has no solution (the two lines are parallel).