Use cramer's rule to determine if the system is inconsistent system or contains dependent equations. 2x + 7 = 8 6x + 3y = 24 question 24 options: system is inconsistent system contains dependent equations

Answer: In the equations that you have given, we have a dependent system.

2x + y = 8 (I assumed that you meant to type y instead of 7)
6x + 3y = 24


To use Cramer's Rule, we have to take the determinant of 3 different matrices written in the problem. Taking the determinant of the coefficient matrix produces a zero.

2  1   This is the coefficient matrix.
6  3

6 - 6 = 0

Since this is 0, the rest of the work will be undefined meaning the systems are dependent (or they are the versions of the same equation).