How do you solve $4x-y=6$ and $2x-y/2=4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-14T10:16:06

There is no solution because, they are inconsistent equations

From the given equations

$4x-y=6" "$ first equation
$2x-y/2=4" "$ second equation

The first and second equations are equations of parallel lines so they will not intersect. Therefore they do not have a solution.

By transforming the equations to slope-intercept form $y=mx+b$
$y=4x-6" "$ first equation
$y=4x-8" "$ second equation

They have the same slope $m=4$ and they are parallel lines.

God bless...I hope the explanation is useful.

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