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Inconsistent linear systems (ACT/SAT/PSAT 8/9/10) is a grade 8 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 8.EE.C.8.b. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 20 inconsistent linear systems (act/sat/psat 8/9/10) problems our math games drill.

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Which of the following systems of linear equations has no solution?

Both equations have slope 22 but different yy-intercepts (33 and 1-1), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

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Which system of linear equations has no solution?

Both equations have slope 3-3 but different yy-intercepts (22 and 55), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

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Which of the following systems has no solution?

Both equations have slope 44 but different yy-intercepts (1-1 and 33), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

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Which system below has no solution?

Both equations have slope 1-1 but different yy-intercepts (66 and 2-2), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

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Which system of equations has no solution?

Both equations have slope 66 but different yy-intercepts (11 and 4-4), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

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5x+2y=6+y5x + 2y = 6 + y and 10x+my=11.10x + my = 11\textsf{.} In the given system of equations, mm is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of m?m\textsf{?}

The first equation simplifies to y=5x+6,y = -5x + 6\textsf{,} and the second simplifies to y=10mx+11m.y = -\dfrac{10}{m}x + \dfrac{11}{m}\textsf{.} When m=2,m = 2\textsf{,} 10m=5,-\dfrac{10}{m} = -5\textsf{,} so the lines have the same slope, and since 66 does not equal 112,\dfrac{11}{2}\textsf{,} the lines are parallel with different yy-intercepts, so the system has no solution.

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9x2y=4y+19x - 2y = 4y + 1 and 3xky=5.3x - ky = 5\textsf{.} In the given system of equations, kk is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of k?k\textsf{?}

The first equation simplifies to y=32x16,y = \dfrac{3}{2}x - \dfrac{1}{6}\textsf{,} and the second simplifies to y=3kx5k.y = \dfrac{3}{k}x - \dfrac{5}{k}\textsf{.} When k=2,k = 2\textsf{,} both slopes are 32,\dfrac{3}{2}\textsf{,} and since 16-\dfrac{1}{6} does not equal 52,-\dfrac{5}{2}\textsf{,} the lines are parallel with different yy-intercepts, so the system has no solution.

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Which of these linear systems has no solution?

The first equation gives y=2x+5.y = -2x + 5\textsf{.} The second simplifies to y=2x+6,y = -2x + 6\textsf{,} so the slopes match but the intercepts differ and the system has no solution.

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