SOLUTION: Find the value of k for which the system of equation 3x + y = 1 and kx + 2y = 5 has no solution

Question 763324: Find the value of k for which the system of equation 3x + y = 1 and kx + 2y = 5 has no solution
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slopes of these lines would be equal.

and are the equivalent lines in slope intercept form. Their slopes would be equal if these lines were parallel and they would have no common point, therefore no solution for the system of equations.

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