To determine whether the statement is true or false, we first need to analyze the two equations given:
Let's rewrite the second equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b):
- From
, we can solve for :
Now we have the two equations:
We can see that both equations have the same slope (-1), which indicates that they are parallel lines. Since parallel lines do not intersect, they do not have any solution in terms of a point of intersection.
Now we can evaluate the statement:
"The statement is true, because the lines are parallel."
Thus, the correct answer is:
The statement is true, because the lines are parallel.