Solve the following system of equations using substitution.
x + y = 5
x + y = –3
(1 point)
Responses
(2, 3)
(3, 2)
infinitely many solutions
no solution
The system of equations is:
x + y = 5
x + y = -3
We can solve this system using the method of substitution.
From the first equation, we can solve for x in terms of y:
x = 5 - y
Now we substitute x in the second equation:
5 - y + y = -3
Simplifying the equation:
5 = -3
Since this is not a true statement, there is no solution to the system of equations.
Therefore, the correct answer is: no solution.
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Apologies for the previous response. I made an error in my calculations.
Let's solve the system of equations again using substitution:
x + y = 5 (Equation 1)
x + y = -3 (Equation 2)
From Equation 1, we can solve for x in terms of y:
x = 5 - y
Now we substitute x in Equation 2:
5 - y + y = -3
Simplifying the equation:
5 = -3
This is not a true statement and it seems like there is no solution. However, let's reconsider the equations.
Both equations are the same, except for the right-hand side of the equation. It appears that these two lines are parallel and will never intersect. Therefore, we can conclude that there is no solution to the system of equations.
Therefore, the correct answer is: no solution.