SOLUTION: what is the following system of equations by the graphing method: 2x + y = 5 equation #1 -2x - y = 1 equation #2

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Question 328257: what is the following system of equations by the graphing method:
2x + y = 5 equation #1
-2x - y = 1 equation #2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert to slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb.
2x%2By=5
1.y=-2x%2B5
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-2x-y=1
2.y=-2x-1
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Since the slopes are identical and the intercepts are different, the lines are parallel.
There is no solution.
The lines never meet.
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