Consistent System
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Pronunciation: con•SIS•tent SYS•tem
Definition
a system of equations with at least one solution; an independent system has exactly one solution; a dependent system has an infinite number of solutions
Example
the following are graphical examples of consistent systems of linear equations.
independent system | dependent system  |
blue line: 7x + 3y = 9 | blue line: x + 2y = 8 |
