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Line A is represented by the following equation: x + y = 2

What is most likely the equation for line B so the set of equations has no solution?

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A system of linear equations will have no solution when the two lines making up the equation are parallel. Here, a system having x + y = 2 will have no solution if the second equation is x + y = a. where a is any real number.
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