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Determine if the following system of equations has no solutions, infinitely many solutions or exactly one solution.
4, x, plus, y, equals, minus, 8
4x+y=
−8
minus, 8, x, minus, 2, y, equals, 14
−8x−2y=
14
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Reason: Multiply the first equation 4x + y = −8 by −2 to get −8x − 2y = 16, which contradicts the second equation −8x − 2y = 14. The system is inconsistent.
Reason: Multiply the first equation 4x + y = −8 by −2 to get −8x − 2y = 16, which contradicts the second equation −8x − 2y = 14. The system is inconsistent.
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