document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176034>Question 176034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {   y=2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{y-2x=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "why does this problem have 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 #131160 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=131160\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=2x-3....eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2x=7--->y=2x+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x+7....eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as you can see in slope intercept form y=mx+b where m is the slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When slopes are equal, as these are, it means they are parallel lines. That in turn means there are NO solutions.  Why they never cross. </SPAN>\n" );
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