document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61607>Question 61607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Once again, I've got a solution that doesn't graph properly.  My lines do not intersect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by graphing and give Solution for X and Y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=Y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-Y=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=0+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=1/2 (1/2, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(0)=Y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=Y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=Y (0, -1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 2:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-0=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5/2 or 2 1/2 (2 1/2,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(0)-Y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-Y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-5 (0, -5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graphing shows the lines run almost parallel.  Did I do this right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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=42402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the lines are parallel, they should have the same slope.  Solving for y, we get y=2x-1 in the first equation and y=2x-5 for the second... and we see we do indeed have the same slope of 2.  Therefore the lines are parallel and there is no solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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