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Y= -7x-2

y+ 3 = -7x + 1
(
2,3)
no solution
an infinite number of solutions

Y= -7x-2 y+ 3 = -7x + 1 ( 2,3) no solution an infinite number of solutions-example-1
User Cong Wang
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Answer:

Infinite number of solutions.

Explanation:

y = -7x - 2

y + 3 = -7x + 1

Subtract 3 from both sides:

y = -7x - 2

- this is the same as the first equation.

We can put any number of valid combinations of x and y into this equation.

So there are infinite solutions.

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