Explanation
Correct answer: 6.
A system of two linear equations in two variables, and , has no solution if the lines represented by the equations in the xy-plane are parallel and distinct. Lines represented by equations in standard form, and , are parallel if the coefficients for and in one equation are proportional to the corresponding coefficients in the other equation, meaning ; and the lines are distinct if the constants are not proportional, meaning is not equal to or . The first equation in the given system is . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Adding to each side of this equation yields , or . The second equation in the given system is . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Therefore, the two equations in the given system, written in standard form, are and . As previously stated, if this system has no solution, the lines represented by the equations in the xy-plane are parallel and distinct, meaning the proportion , or , is true and the proportion is not true. The proportion is not true. Multiplying each side of the true proportion, , by yields . Therefore, if the system has no solution, then the value of is .
Desmos solution:
Note: The slope of a line in standard form (Ax+By=C) is m=-(A/B); since the system has no solution, set the slopes of both equations equal to solve for p.
Enter in Desmos:
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