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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-x+2y=-2 x-2y=2

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Multiply the first or second equation by -1, u will find that both of the equations are same.

hero (hero):

0= 0

hero (hero):

Or you can just add them together

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have to write what y equals..... or (x,y)= (?,?)

hero (hero):

If the equations are the same, every x and y on either line will work.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

infinite number of solutions.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

since both are parallel and lie on each other.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it says that the system and infinitely many solutions they must satify the following quation....y=

hero (hero):

They're not parallel. Parallel means same slope but NOT touching.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

\[y = \frac12x -1\]

hero (hero):

They are literally just the same line. A line cannot be parallel to itself

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if u do the equations right they are the same line

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