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A linear equation represents a straight line and the solution to a set of linear equations is where the lines intersect; two straight lines can only intersect at most at a single point - two straight lines may be parallel in which case they will not intersect and there will be no solution.

With more than two linear equations, it may be that they do not all intersect at the same point, in which case there is no solution that satisfies all the equations together, but different solutions may exist for different subsets of the lines.

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Can a system of linear equations have two solutions?

No. The graph of each linear equation is a straight line, and two or more lines can't all intersect at more than one point. * * * * * Unless all the lines are, in fact, the same line. In that case each point on the line is a solution. That is, there are infinitely many solutions.


Is this statement true or false A system of linear equations is a set of two or more equations with the same variables and the graph of each equation is a line?

The statement "A system of linear equations is a set of two or more equations with the same variables and the graph of each equation is a line" is true.


Why are there usually two solutions to a quadratic equation?

In the graph of a quadratic equation, the plotted points form a parabola. This parabola usually intersects the X axis at two different points. Those two points are also the two solutions for the quadratic equation. Alternatively: Quadratic equations are formed by multiplying two linear equations together. Each of the linear equations has one solution - multiplying two together means that the solution for either is also a solution for the quadratic equation - hence you get two possible solutions for the quadratic unless both linear equations have exactly the same solution. Example: Two linear equations : x - a = 0 x - b = 0 Multiplied together: (x - a) ( x - b ) = 0 Either a or b is a solution to this quadratic equation. Hence most often you have two solutions but never more than two and always at least one solution.


Two or more linear equations together form a?

Simultaneous equation


What is the definition of Simultaneous Linear Equations?

A system of linear equations is two or more simultaneous linear equations. In mathematics, a system of linear equations (or linear system) is a collection of linear equations involving the same set of variables.