Please help with this, financial algebra

Matt and brian were solving a system of equations. they both noticed that the two lines had the same slope. brian said that because each line in the system had the same slope, the two lines had to be parallel, which meant the solution to the system was "no solution" matt disagreed, and said they should also look at the y-intercepts before determining how many solutions there were. who is correct?

Segment ab is shown on the graph. which shows how to find the x-coordinate of the point that will divide ab into a 2: 3 ratio using the formula

After t seconds, a ball tossed in the air from the ground level reaches a height of h feet given by the equation h = 144t-16t^2. after how many seconds will the ball hit the ground before rebounding?