Answer:
all real numbers.
Step-by-step explanation:
9x - 8y = 1
18x - 16y = 2
if you look at the first equation, you can figure out what y equals.
9x - 8y = 1
add 8y to both sides
9x = 1 + 8y
subtract 1 from both sides
9x - 1 = 8y
divide both sides by 8
[tex]\frac{9x - 1}{8}[/tex] = y
now, substitute y in the second equation.
18x - 16y = 2
18x - 16([tex]\frac{9x - 1}{8}[/tex]) = 2
18x - 2(9x - 1) = 2
18x - 18x +2 = 2
2 = 2
the answer is all real numbers, because regardless of what x equals, 2 will always equal 2.
