SOLUTION: What is the y- intercept when 3x - 2y = -6 is graphed? I don't know where to start or how to graph it.

Question 514127: What is the y- intercept when 3x - 2y = -6 is graphed?
I don't know where to start or how to graph it.
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Get the equation into slope-intercept form: y = mx +b
The y-intercept is (0,b).
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3x -2y = -6
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-2y = -3x -6
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y = 3/2x +3
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(0,3) is the y-intercept
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(x,0) is the x-intercept, so set y=0 and solve for x.
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0 = 3/2x +3
3/2x = -3
x = -2
(-2,0)
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With two points you can draw a line.
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