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322 15 Basic Mathematics for <strong>Computational</strong> <strong>Chemis</strong>tryFig. 15.1 Independent equationsthe second equation is just two times the first equation, so they are actually equivalentand would both be equations of the same line. Because the two equationsdescribe the same line, they have all their points in common; hence, there are an infinitenumber of solutions to the system (Fig. 15.2). If you try to solve a dependentsystem by algebraic methods, you will eventually run into an equation that is anidentity. An identity is an equation that is always true, independent of the value(s)of any variable(s). For example, you might get an equation that looks like x = x, or3 = 3. This would tell you that the system is a dependent system, and you could stopright there because you will never find a unique solution.Fig. 15.2 Dependent equations

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