document.write( "Question 215081: I need to solve for intercepts and graph this equation
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\"18y-6x=36\" Start with the given equation.\r
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x-intercept

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6x%2B18%280%29=36\" Plug in \"y=0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6x%2B0=36\" Multiply \"18\" and 0 to get 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2836%29%2F%28-6%29\" Divide both sides by \"-6\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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y-intercept

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-0%2B18y=36\" Multiply \"-6\" and 0 to get 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18y=36\" Simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%2836%29%2F%2818%29\" Divide both sides by \"18\" to isolate \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and draw a straight line through the points to graph the equation \"-6x%2B18y=36\"\r
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