document.write( "Question 471366: A linear equation is 2x - 3y = 12. Find any two points on the line and list them.
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation \"2+x+%2B+-3+y+=+12\" describes a sloping line. For any
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  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 12/2 = 6.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 12/-3 = -4.
  • Slope is -2/-3 = 0.666666666666667.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=0.666666666666667*x+-4.
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