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A blue candle and red candle are lit at the same time but burn at different rates. The blue candle is 7.9 inches longwhen lit and burns at a constant rate of 2.9 inches per hour. The red candle is 5.1 inches long when lit and burns at aconstant rate of 1.4 inches per hour.a. For each candle, write a formula expressing the remaining length of the candle (in inches) in terms of thenumber of hours t since the candle was lit.o Blue Candle:1 =>o Red Candle:One solution: (t, l)21ONo solutionInfinite number of solutionsPreviewPreviewsyntax errorb. The time-length relationship for the two candles form a system. Find the solution(s) to this system.syntax errorPreview Invalid notation.

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