SOLUTION: If a line has an x-intercept at x=-3 and a y-intercept at y=2 find its equation in the form y=mx+b

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Question 1205693: If a line has an x-intercept at x=-3 and a y-intercept at y=2 find its equation in the form y=mx+b
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a line has an x-intercept at x=-3 we have a point
(-3,0)
and if a y-intercept at y=2 => b=2 and we have a point
(0,2)

now we can find a slope
m=%282-0%29%2F%280-%28-3%29%29=2%2F3

equation in the form
y=mx%2Bb...substitute m and b
y=%282%2F3%29x%2B2

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