SOLUTION: Determine the number of solutions to the given system without graphing. y=4x+5 20x-5y=4

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Question 1023345: Determine the number of solutions to the given system without graphing.
y=4x+5
20x-5y=4
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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From eq. 1,
4x-y=-5
20x-5y=-25
Compare to eq. 2,
20x-5y=4
Which leads to
-25=4
So there is no solution.
The two lines are parallel.