graph of a linear equation is a line, two linear equations has no solution mean two lines has no intersect/common point, those two lines must be parallel
A = P(1+r)^(t/5) A = 500000(1+0.05)^(15/5) A = 500000(1.05)^(15/5) A = 500000(1.05)^3 A = 500000*1.157625 A = 578812.5 Telling us that the population will be about 578,812 people in the year 2005