document.write( "Question 196064: I am helping my grandson with homework and I am very lost. please tell me or show me how to graph the followin equation 2x + 3y = 6 thank you. this is a worksheet pg 240 from pre-algebra with pizzazz. thank you \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #146988 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! graph the following equation 2x + 3y = 6 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Arrange equation in the slope intercept form: \n" ); document.write( "3y = -2x + 6; subtracted 2x from both sides \n" ); document.write( "y = - \n" ); document.write( "y = - \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Set up a table of values for x & y \n" ); document.write( "Choose values for x and find y, for example \n" ); document.write( "if x = -3; \n" ); document.write( "y = -(2/3)(-3) + 2 \n" ); document.write( "y = +2 + 2 \n" ); document.write( "y = 4 \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "x | y \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "-3|+4 \n" ); document.write( " 0|+2; y intercept \n" ); document.write( "+3|0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Since it is linear ( a straight line) two sets of coordinates are sufficient \n" ); document.write( "Should look like this \n" ); document.write( " |