Two lines form a linear system. The slope of one line is 4 and it has a y-intercept of (0, -3). The slope of the other line is 4 and it has a y-intercept of (0, 8). How many solutions does this system have?

0

1

2

infinitely many

Question

Two lines form a linear system. The slope of one line is 4 and it has a y-intercept of (0, -3). The slope of the other line is 4 and it has a y-intercept of (0, 8). How many solutions does this system have?

 0

 1

 2

 infinitely many

solomonzelman · Answer

b=-3 m=4    so the line 1 is  y=4x-3

b=8 m=4   so the line 2  is  y=4x+8


lines that have same slopes are parallel, and parallel lines don't intersect, therefore NO SOLUTION.

solomonzelman · Answer

No solutions, would the same as ZERO solutions.