If you were solving a system of equations and you came to a statement like 1 = 3, what do you know about the solution to the system?

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Mathematics

Sydnee Warner

28 September, 09:20

If you were solving a system of equations and you came to a statement like 1 = 3, what do you know about the solution to the system?

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Adolfo Sims · Answer 1

You know that there is no solution because there is no value for the variables that can make 1=3 a true statement. (Of course it could also mean that you made a mistake.)

Aaron Ingram · Answer 2

The solution is wrong since the resulting statement is wrong.