Practice problem
Equations with No Solution or Infinitely Many Solutions
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By Official Navy Page (Will Smith) [Public domain or CC BY 2.0] (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Will Smith is trying to catch Farmer John, who is running towards an escape portal on Avenue Q. Throughout the chase, John is meters away from the portal seconds after the start of the chase, while Will is meters away from the portal. They are both on Avenue Q, a straight road, the entire time.
In this scenario, does Will catch John before John reaches the escape portal? Give an answer as well as a reason.