Question

x-3y=4 and 2x-4y=12 represent.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

parallel lines

For two lines to be parallel,

a  

2

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a  

1

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=  

b  

2

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b  

1

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=  

c  

2

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c  

1

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where, a and b are coefficients of x and y and c is constant

Here, the lines are x+2y−4=0 and 2x+4y−12=0

a  

1

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=1,b  

1

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=2,c  

1

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=−4 and a  

2

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=2,b  

2

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=4,c  

2

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=−12

As we can see that,

2

1

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=  

4

2

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

=  

−12

−4

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We can say that the given lines are parallel.