Determine the number of solutions to this system of linear equations:

Question

2x+y=6
4x+2y=8

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Answer 1

To determine the number of solutions to the system of equations:

1. $2x+y=6$
2. $4x+2y=8$

First, let's simplify the second equation. Notice that we can divide the entire equation by 2:

$$2x+y=4$$

Now, we have the following system of equations:

1. $2x+y=6$
2. $2x+y=4$

Next, we can compare these two equations. Both have the same left-hand side ($2x+y$), but their right-hand sides are different (6 and 4). This indicates that there is a contradiction; the same expression cannot equal two different values simultaneously.

Thus, the two equations represent parallel lines which do not intersect.

Therefore, the system has 0 solutions.

So the answer is 0.