A chemist is experimenting with two solutions, $A$ and $B$, each containing different concentrations of a particular solute. Let $x$ represent the concentration of the solute in solution $A$ (in mg/mL) and $y$ represent the concentration of the solute in solution $B$ (in mg/mL).
The chemist needs to create a mixture where:
However, due to an oversight, the chemist does not record the precise volumes of solutions $A$ and $B$ used. All that is known is that the chemist used $V_A$ mL of solution $A$ and $V_B$ mL of solution $B$.
Given that $V_A$ and $V_B$ are non-zero, analyse the possible relationships between $V_A$ and $V_B$ that would lead to either a unique solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solution for the concentrations $x$ and $y$. Justify your reasoning, clearly explaining the geometric interpretation of each scenario in the $xy$-plane.
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