document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253163>Question 253163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y+2x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-4=-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first equation:y plus 2x equals negative 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second equation: y minus 4 equals negative 2x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y-4=-2x --> y+2x=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+2x can't equal both -1 and 4.  These are inconsistent, no solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you graph them, you get 2 parallel lines, no intersection, no solution.<BR>\n" );
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