2x + y = 6; 6x + 3y = 12; The graph of the above system of equations is overlapping, parallel or intesecting?

For a system of lines a1x + b1y + c1 = 0; a2x + b2y + c2 = 0

If a1/a
2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2, the lines are overlapping (or coincident or same lines)
If a
1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2, the lines are parallel
If a
1/a2 = b1/b2, the lines are intersecting
 

Here we have the system 2x + y - 6 = 0; 6x + 3y - 12 = 0.
We can see that
2/6 = 1/3 = -6/-12

 

So, the lines are parallel lines. Their graphs will be parallel to each other and they'll never touch or intersect each other.

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