To analyze the system of equations given:
- \( y = -3x + 7 \)
- \( y = -3x - 7 \)
Both equations are in slope-intercept form, \( y = mx + b \), where \( m \) is the slope and \( b \) is the y-intercept.
- For the first equation, the slope \( m \) is -3 and the y-intercept \( b \) is 7 (the point (0, 7)).
- For the second equation, the slope \( m \) is also -3, but the y-intercept \( b \) is -7 (the point (0, -7)).
Since both equations have the same slope of -3 but different y-intercepts (7 and -7), they are parallel lines. Parallel lines do not intersect and thus have no solutions.
The correct statement is:
"Both equations have a slope of -3, but they do not share the same y-intercept. Thus, the system has no solutions because the lines are parallel."