The equation of a line in Slope-Intercept form is:
Where "m" is the slope and "b" is the y-intercept.
Let's write each equation given in the exercise as a System of equations and then let's write each equation in Slope-Intercept form. Then:
Equation 1 as a System of equations
You can identify that the slope and the y-intercept of the first equation are:
And the slope and the y-intercept of the second equation are:
Since:
The lines intersect each other and the System of equations has one solution.
Equation 2 as a System of equations
You can see that:
Therefore, since they are the same line, the system has infinite solutions.
Equation 3 as a System of equations
Since:
You can determine that the lines are parallel. Therefore, the System of equations has no solution.
The anwer is:
- The first equation has one solution.
- The second equation has infinite solutions.
- The third equation has no solution.