Consider the simultaneous linear equations...

Question

Consider the simultaneous linear equations below.

2x - 5y = 46

__x - 5y = -23

Type a coefficient for into the gap so that the pair of equations has no solution.

Answer 1

2

there is no solution for x and y that would satisfy both equations if

you put a 2 as the coefficient of the 2nd equation

No real or imaginary solution, at least.

There are two surreal solutions though

2x -5y =46

2x-5y = -23 subtract the two equations, one from the other to get

0 = 69

there is no real or imaginary solution for x and y that would make zero = 69

"surreal" includes + infinity