SOLUTION: determine the x-intercept for the line given by y=(2/3)x-6

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Question 103371: determine the x-intercept for the line given by y=(2/3)x-6
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=(2/3)X-6 TO FIND THE X INTERCEPT SET Y=0.
0=(2/3)X-6
2X/3=6 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY.
2X=6*3
2X=18
X=18/2
X=9 THUS THE X INTERCEPT IS (9,0)
+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+2x%2F3+-6%29+ (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -10 to 10, y from -10 to 10, y = 2x/3 -6).