document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174750>Question 174750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What Value of m gives a system y=1^2 x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)one solution B) an infinitely many solution C) no solution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129826 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129826\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At first I thought A. B and C were choices of answers.........<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they want you to find m such that it satisfys the following conditions.  The problem was written very poorly.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A one solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.infinite solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C no solutions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) m could be almost anything except 1^2.......so let m=-1   then we have y=1^2x-1 and y=-1x-1 and those lines will cross in one place as they are perpendicular to each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.) in order for this system to have infinite solutions it has to be the same line so m=1^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) There is no value of m that will satisfy this condition because the slope must be the same(parallel lines) to have no solutions. The problem is the y intercept would also have to change to be a parallel line because if m is equal  to 1^2 we would have the same answer as B( same line-infinite solutions). </SPAN>\n" );
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