Posted by Chloe on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 6:12pm.
put the second in standard format.
x+8y=8
but the first is
x+8y=5
so the equations are not independent, they are in fact parallel lines, and have no solution where they cross.
that is
x + 8 y = 5
and
x + 8 y = 8
These are two parallel lines which never intersect, no solution possible.
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