How to show that there are no solutions without solving? [simultaneous]

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$21x + 6y = k$

$(7x-20)^2 + (6y+10)^2 = 200$

if $k = 1$ , how to explain there are no solutions without solving?

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Let $x' = 7x, y' = 6y$, the the equations become $3 x'+y'=1$, $(x'-20)^2+(y'+10)^2 = 200$.

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