Name Date Class

LESSON Reteach
6-6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
You can graph a system of linear inequalities by combining the graphs of the inequalities.
Graph of y ⱕ 2x ⫹ 3 Graph of y ⬎ ⫺x ⫺ 6
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Two ordered pairs that are


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LESSON Reteach
6-6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities (continued)
A system of equations with parallel lines has no solutions.
Parallel lines in a system of inequalities might have solutions.
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