Minus 12 over 16 and 12 over 16
There you go!
The lines are parallel.
In order to figure this out, let's start off by simplifying both equations as much as we can:
2y = 16 + 4x
Divide by 2
y = 2x + 8
Remember that the slope of that equation is '2' since 'm' in the equation y = mx + b represents slope.
Simplify the next equation:
6y - 30 = 12 x
6y = 12x + 30
Divide by 6:
y = 2x + 5
As you can tell, this line also has a slope of 2.
Parallel lines is defined as two lines that have the same slope. Knowing this, we can infer that these two lines are parallel.
-T.B.
You cannot add row 2 to column 3 because they have different dimensions. You can do any of the other operations, but the only one that makes any sort of sense is ...
Multiply row 2 by -1 and add it to row 3
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It makes no sense to multiply a row by zero. That makes the entire row zero and makes the matrix useless for finding any sort of solution.
You can switch columns, but that doesn't get you any closer to a solution here.
If I were trying to find a solution, I might
switch rows 1 and 2
multiply the new row 1 by -3 and add it to the new row 2
multiply the new row 1 by 2 and add it to row 3
This sequence of operations will make the first column [1 0 0], reducing the problem to 2×2 from 3×3.
