document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746504>Question 746504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do the equations x = 4y + 1 and x = 4y – 1 have the same solution? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How can I explain this to someone that does not know algebra?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=454341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No. The solution of a linear function in two variables is an infinite set of points - so we typically represent it as a graph, or we may talk about particular solutions. For example what is x when y=0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graphing each of these equations we will get two different lines - that's one sure-fire way to know they have different solutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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