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Elimination Method:

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The system of equations are

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Apply division property of equality: Divide each side by 0.25.

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Rearrange the terms using commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a.

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\"\"         Equation (2)\"\"

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Since the coefficients of p,q-terms and constant are additive inverses, these terms can be

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elimanted by adding equations.

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Write the equations in column form and add the corresponding columns. \ \

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Because the equation 0 = 0 is true, this system has inifinite solutions.\"\"

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The system has inifinite solutions.