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document.write( "x=4y+1 --> y = (x-1)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4y-1 --> y = (x+1)/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no solution to this system.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x cannot equal both 4y+1 and 4y-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you graph them, they're parallel lines. No intersection, no solution.<BR>\n" );
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