How do you solve #3y + 8 = -8x + 3 #?

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How do you solve #3y + 8 = -8x + 3 #?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-11T18:40:17

#3y+8= -8x+3# can be simplified into standard form as #9x+3y=-5#
but it can not be solved (in the sense of getting a single or even finite number of solutions)

Explanation:

#3y+8=-8x+3#
is the equation of a line.

graph{3y+8=-8x+3 [-7.96, 9.82, -5.58, 3.306]}

There are infinitely many pairs #(x,y)# that satisfy this equation.

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