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Which equation represents the same line as 2x + 3y = 12?

Which equation represents the same line as 2x+3y=122x + 3y = 12?

Answer and explanation

Answer: D: 4x+6y=24

Two equations describe the same line when one is a nonzero multiple of the other. Multiplying every term of 2x+3y=122x + 3y = 12 by 2 gives 4x+6y=244x + 6y = 24, choice D. Choice A (2x+3y=62x + 3y = 6) keeps the same left side but changes the right side, so it is a parallel line. Choice B (4x+3y=244x + 3y = 24) doubles the xx-coefficient and constant but not the yy-coefficient, giving a different slope. Choice C (2x−3y=122x - 3y = 12) changes the sign of the yy-term, so it has the opposite slope. All three share a point or direction but not the whole line.

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