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by m&m » Mon May 25, 2009 6:10 pm
line l has eqn y=mx+b

in 1 m = 3b so
y = 3bx+b

in 2 0 = m(-1/3) + b
m = 3b

both a and b are insuff b/c there are 2 unknowns in each

moreover both give us the exact same information, so combining them is still insuff

therefore E