document.write( "Question 734984: Two lines in a coordinate plane have no points of intersection. Which of these could be the equations of the lines?
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document.write( "A. 4x+2y=6 C.4x+=6
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document.write( " 10x+5y=7 5x-10y=6\r
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document.write( "B. 4x+2y=6 D. 5x+10y=6
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document.write( " 10x+5y=15 5x-10y=6 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #852699 by ikleyn(53420) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Two lines in a coordinate plane have no points of intersection. \n" ); document.write( "Which of these could be the equations of the lines? \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "A. 4x + 2y = 6 C. 4x + = 6\r\n" ); document.write( " 10x + 5y = 7 5x - 10y = 6\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "B. 4x + 2y = 6 D. 5x + 10y = 6\r\n" ); document.write( " 10x + 5y = 15 5x - 10y = 6\r\n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "(A) The lines have the same slope, but different y-intercepts.\r\n" ); document.write( " So, these lines are parallel and have no common points.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(B) The lines have the same slope and the same y-intercepts.\r\n" ); document.write( " So, these lines coincide.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(C) System (C) is written incorrectly, so I will not discuss/consider it.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(D) The lines have different slopes, so they intersect each other.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER. As far as I can make a conclusion considering cases (A), (B), and (D), lines (A) have no intersection points.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer in the post by @lynnlo is incorrect.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |