document.write( "Question 475394: Identify the x intercept and y intercept of the equation 2x - 3y = -18. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+3y+=+-18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the \"x-intercept\" is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+3y+=+-18\".....set \"y=o\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+3%2A0+=+-18\"..solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+-18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-18%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-9\"...so, the \"x-intercept\" is at (\"-9\",\"0\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+3y+=+-18\".....set \"x=o\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A0+-+3y+=+-18\"..solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y+=+-18\"...both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y+=+18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+18%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+6\"...so, the \"y-intercept\" is at (\"0\",\"6\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "graph it:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+3y+=+-18\"...first write it in \"slope-intercept\" form\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B18+=+3y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F3%29x+%2B6+=+y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%282%2F3%29x+%2B6%29+\"\r
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