Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 6 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - 6-2 Solving Systems Using Substitution - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 373: 40

Answer

Never

Work Step by Step

$y=ax$ $y=ax + 4$ $ax = ax+4$ $ax-ax = ax+4-ax$ $0 \ne 4$ Since we have a false statement ($0 \ne 4$), the two lines will never have a solution.
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