document.write( "Question 152189: Find the intercepts and then use them to graph the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "1.7x - 1.2y = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "Graph the line. \n" ); document.write( "

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In order to find any x-intercept, you just need to know when y = 0:
\n" ); document.write( "1.7x - 1.2y = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "1.7x - 1.2(0) = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "1.7x = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4.08/1.7
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2.4
\n" ); document.write( "This means the x-intercept comes at the point (2.4,0)
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In order to find any y-intercept, you just need to know when x = 0:
\n" ); document.write( "1.7x - 1.2y = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "1.7(0) - 1.2y = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "-1.2y = 4.08
\n" ); document.write( "y = 4.08/-1.2
\n" ); document.write( "y = -3.4
\n" ); document.write( "This means the y-intercept comes at the point (0,-3.4)
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After you graph these points, on a graph, just use a ruler to connect the two. The graph should end up like this:
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