Systems with no solution

y=x+1

-x+y=3
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solve y=x+1 -x+y=3
Systems with no solution
y=x+1
-x+y=3

Solve the second equation for y:
-x + y = 3
y = x + 3

You now have two equations,
y = x + 1
y = x + 3

When given two equations like this, you are expected to
solve them to find a common solution, where the two
lines intersect. However, in this case, the two lines
are parallel, because both of them have a slope of +1.
They never intersect, therefore there is no solution.
by Level 11 User (78.4k points)

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