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you're solving a system of two linear equation in two variables and you discover that there is exactly one solution to the system which of the following graphs could describe the system of equation

you're solving a system of two linear equation in two variables and you discover that-example-1

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The correct graph depicts that one solution is Purple.

When the lines intersect (Purple), the point of intersection is the only point that the two graphs have in common. So the coordinates of that point are the solution for the two variables used in the equations.

When the lines are parallel like the other options, there are no solutions, and sometimes the two equations will graph as the same line, in which case we have an infinite number of solutions.

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