<span>When a = 3 and b ≠ 5, the system will be inconsistent because the lines will be parallel. When a = 3 and b = 5, the system will be consistent and dependent because they represent the same line.</span>
Explanation:
To achive that you have to piant a ring in red, which will have its big diameter equal to the sphere diameter and its small diameter equal to the cube diagonal.
The diagonal of the cube can be calculated using Pithagoras:

Where D is the diagonal and L is the side of the cube
Hi there!
Let's solve this equation step by step!

First add 7 to both sides.

Next we need to take a look at the meaning of the stripes between our variable. Those stripes mean we are dealing with an absolute value function. The absolute value stripes make everything between the stripes positive; also when we plug in a number. In this particular question we can plug in both -13 and 13 at the position of n, because when -13 is made positive, it fulfils the equation.
Hence,

or

~ Hope this helps you!
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