Posted by Tiff on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 12:42am.
unique solution means the lines intersected at only one point (intersecting lines),, thus lines that do not intersect don not have a solution (parallel lines)
if two lines are parallel, then their slopes must be equal,, thus get their slopes by writing them into the form:
y = mx + b
where m = slope, and b = y-intercept
*for 6x − 12y = −6,
6x − 12y = −6
-12y = -6 - 6x
y = (1/2)x + (1/2)
thus m = 1/2
*for 58x+ ay = −58,
58x+ ay = −58
ay = -58 - 58x
y = (-58/a)x - 58/a
thus m = -58/a
equating and solving for a:
1/2 = -58/a
a = -116
so there,, :)
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