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This document discusses systems of linear equations and inequalities. It defines a system of linear equations as a group of two or more linear equations involving more than one variable. It explains that a solution to a system is the point of intersection of the graphs of the equations. An inconsistent system has no solution since the lines are parallel, while a dependent system has an infinite number of solutions since the lines coincide.

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Management 12

This document discusses systems of linear equations and inequalities. It defines a system of linear equations as a group of two or more linear equations involving more than one variable. It explains that a solution to a system is the point of intersection of the graphs of the equations. An inconsistent system has no solution since the lines are parallel, while a dependent system has an infinite number of solutions since the lines coincide.

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UNIT 1: LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES 

System of Linear Equations 


A linear equation is any equation that can be written in the form ��+ �=0where � and � are real
numbers and � is a variable. This form is sometimes called the standard form of a linear equation. A
linear equation is an equation for a straight line.Examples of linear equations are cost, revenue and
profit models presented module 1. 
A system of linear equations is a group of two or more linear equations that involve more than one
variable. 
In this unit, we will define a solution of a system of linear equations in two variables or three variables
and give examples. Given two linear equations to solve, they must have the same variables. For
example, we cannot solve the following system of linear equations: 2x + 3y = 9 and 4c + 2z = 10 
since the first equation has x and y as its variables while the second has c and instead. 
Having the graphs of two linear equations, the point of intersection (if they intersect)is the solution of
the system. We call this system independent or consistent. 
For example, graphing 2x + 3y = 6 and 2x + 2y = 4, we can see that they intersectat(0,2). Thus, the
solution is (0, 2), that is, x = 0 and y = 2.
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4 
3 
(0,2) 
2 
1 
2x+3y=6 
x 
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 
-1 
-2 
-3 
Not all systems of linear equations have solutions. An inconsistent system of linear equations has no
solution. If we graph these lines, they are parallel which means that there is no intersection. Consider
for example the equations 2x + y = 2 and 4x + 2y = 6. These two lines are parallel. They do not
intersect at all and so there is no solution. 
y 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2x + 2y = 42 
1 
x 
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 
-1 
-2 
-3 
If we examine the above equations and write them in the slope-intercept form, wehave 
2x + y =2 y = -2x + 2 
4x + 2y = 6 2y = -4x +6 y = -2x +3 (dividing both sides by2)
Take note that they have the same slope but different y-intercepts. This confirms that they are
parallel. Thus, even without graphing the two equations, we can determine if there is no solution by
just determining the slope of each of the lines. 
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However, if the slopes are the same and the y-intercepts are also the same, thenwehave two lines
that coincide and we say that they have an infinite number of solutions. Infact, every point on the line
is a solution and the system of equation is calleddependent.For example, the equations 2x + y = 2 and
4x + 2y = 4 define the same lineandwehavethe set of all points in the line as the solution set. 
y 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
x 
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 
-1 
-2 
-3 

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