Question
Can a system of two linear equations have exactly two solutions?
Answers
R_scott
no
straight lines (linear equations)have three possible conditions
... they are parallel ... they never cross , so there is no solution
... they intersect (cross) ... there is one solution
... they overlap ... the lines are the same ... an infinite number of solutions
straight lines (linear equations)have three possible conditions
... they are parallel ... they never cross , so there is no solution
... they intersect (cross) ... there is one solution
... they overlap ... the lines are the same ... an infinite number of solutions