Find the intersection
Geometry
Level
1
Given three lines: . Is an intersection of all three lines possible?
Yes
No
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1 solution
A plot of each function shows that y = -x and y = 5x intersect at the origin;the other two equations intersect at(1,5) . the first and third intersect at (-2,2), and that is it. So all three cannot intersect at the same point. Ed Gray