Fill in the blanks so that the following system of linear equations has infinite solutions.

y= -8x+8

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To ensure that the system of linear equations has infinite solutions, the second equation must be a multiple of the first equation. The first equation you provided is:

\[ y = -8x + 8 \]

To create a second equation that has infinite solutions with the first one, we can multiply both sides of the first equation by any non-zero constant \( k \).

Let's choose \( k = 2 \) as an example:

\[ 2y = 2(-8x + 8) \] \[ 2y = -16x + 16 \]

Now, if we rewrite this, we have:

\[ y = -8x + 8 \]

So our second equation, which has infinite solutions with the first, can be:

\[ 2y = -16x + 16 \]

Thus, our system of linear equations is:

  1. \( y = -8x + 8 \)
  2. \( 2y = -16x + 16 \)

Both equations describe the same line and therefore have infinite solutions. You can choose any non-zero constant \( k \) to generate a valid second equation.