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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plse help me solve this sum

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its a system of equations ....

OpenStudy (amistre64):

you can solve it usually in 3 ways: substitution, elimination, or matrix math

OpenStudy (amistre64):

since the slopes of each line are not parallel, they will always meet at one point for any value of k

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does it mean that they passes through the same point

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (amistre64):

they share a common point, they intersect at a single point ....

OpenStudy (amistre64):

in R^2, if 2 lines are parallel, they never meet. If the are coincident, they are the same line and share all points in common. otherwise, they are not parallel and always meet at 1 point. parallel lines have the same slope ....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but i solve these equations by elimaination, subs...method, i can't get the value of k

OpenStudy (amistre64):

9x+5y=k *4 4x+9y=2 *-9 36x+20y = 4k -36x -81y =-18 --------------- -61y = 4k-18 k = (18-61y)/4 --------------------------------------- 9x+5y=k *9 4x+9y=2 *-5 81x+45y=9k -20x-45y =-10 -------------- 61x =9-10k k = (9-61x)/10

OpenStudy (raden):

i sure, the meet point of both line is the solution of that lines.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

equate k with k and you produce a linear solution set with an infinite number of solutions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (amistre64):

k = (18-61y)/4 k = (9-61x)/10 (18-61y)/4 = (9-61x)/10 5(18-61y) = 2(9-61x) etc ...

OpenStudy (amistre64):

but as i pointed out earlier; the slopes are not parallel: -9/5 not equal -4/9, so they will always meet at one point regardless of the value of k k = R

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amistre64 thank u sis

OpenStudy (amistre64):

youre welcome

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