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1. m = 3/2, b = -42.m = -3/2, b = 4determine how many solutions this can have.One ZeroInfinite

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First let's write each equation using the slope-intercept form:


y=mx+b

So we have the following system:


\begin{cases}y=(3)/(2)x-4 \\ y=-(3)/(2)x+4\end{cases}

In order to solve this system, let's add both equation, this way we can find the value of y and then the value of x:


\begin{gathered} y+y=(3)/(2)x-4+(-(3)/(2)x)+4 \\ 2y=0 \\ y=0 \\ \\ 0=(3)/(2)x-4 \\ (3)/(2)x=4 \\ 3x=8 \\ x=(8)/(3) \end{gathered}

So the solution to this system is (8/3, 0), therefore the system has one solution.

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