A system of equations is shown on the graph below. On a coordinate plane, lines with equations y = x + 2 and y = x minus 3 are parallel. How many solutions does this system have?

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Reese Booth

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A system of equations is shown on the graph below. On a coordinate plane, lines with equations y = x + 2 and y = x minus 3 are parallel. How many solutions does this system have?

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Marshall Shields · Answer 1

No solutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Substitute x+2 for y in y=x-3.

y=x-3

x+2=x-3

x+2+-x=x-3+-x (Add - x to both sides)

2=-3

2+-2=-3+-2 (Add - 2 to both sides)

0=-5

0 doesn't equal - 5, so there are no solutions.