What is a second linear equation to create a system that has exactly one solution for 3x+9y=-8

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Haiden Houston

6 September, 03:47

What is a second linear equation to create a system that has exactly one solution for 3x+9y=-8

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Maddie · Answer 1

Any line with a different slope than the one you start with will intersect that line exactly once, having one solution ...

9y=-3x-8

y=-x/3 - 8 so you can make any line imaginable and it will have one intersection with this line as long as it has a different slope, not - 1/3.