Question 6-7-r-
In the given system of equations, is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of ?
6 + 7 r = p w 7 r - 5 w = 5 w +
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Systems of Two Linear Equations — No-solution and infinite-solution cases. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
The correct answer is . Solving by substitution, the given system of equations, where is a constant, can be written so that the left-hand side of each equation is equal to . Subtracting from each side of the first equation in the given system, , yields . Adding to each side of the second equation in the given system, , yields . Since the left-hand side of each equation is equal to , setting the the right-hand side of the equations equal to each other yields . A linear equation in one variable, , has no solution if and only if the equation is false; that is, when there's no value of that produces a true statement. For the equation , there's no value of that produces a true statement when . Therefore, for the equation , there's no value of that produces a true statement when the value of is . It follows that in the given system of equations, the system has no solution when the value of is .
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