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4. Martin was asked to solve the following system of equations. Hegraphed the two equations below, and decided that the answer was"infinitely many solutions". Do you agree with Martin? Why or why not? Ifyou disagree, what should the answer be?*y=-x-3y=-***+3

4. Martin was asked to solve the following system of equations. Hegraphed the two-example-1
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Types of solutions in a system of equations:

Based on this image, we can see that when they are parallel lines (same slope), there is no solution because the lines never touch.

The type of solution Martin was describing is when the lines are the same (letter b in the image) and it looks like one line when graphed.

Answer: We disagree with Martin because the lines never touch, meaning that the system has no solutions.

4. Martin was asked to solve the following system of equations. Hegraphed the two-example-1
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