A system of linear equations in two variables can have _____ solutions

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If the lines are parallel (have the same slope but different intercepts) . . .     no solution, because they never cross.If the lines have different slopes . . .      one solution, because they have exactly one common point.    If the lines have the same slope and the same intercept . . .     infinitely many solutions, because every point on one line is also a point on      the other line, one lays right on top of the other, and when you look at them on     the graph, it looks like only one line.

Suggested Answer

one solutionor no solutionor an infinite number of solutions