SAT Math · Systems of two linear equations in two variables · hard
The system kx + 4y = 20 and 3x + 2y = 10 has infinitely many solutions. What is the value of k?
The system and has infinitely many solutions. What is the value of ?
Answer and explanation
Answer: 6
For a system to have infinitely many solutions, the two equations must describe the same line, so one is a constant multiple of the other. Compare with . The -coefficient doubles from 2 to 4 and the constant doubles from 10 to 20, so the multiplier is 2. The -coefficient must double as well: . Check: is exactly twice . A common wrong answer is 3, which copies the original coefficient without scaling. Another is 10, the constant.
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