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document.write( "I'm trying to figure out how to find three ordered pairs that satisfy the equation 4 + 2y = 3x.\r
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document.write( "I've been staring at this for a while, read, and researched, but cannot figure it out.\r
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document.write( "More than anything, I would like to understand how to get the intercepts, not just an answer.\r
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document.write( "4 + 2y = 3x\r\n" );
document.write( "2y = 3x - 4 ----- Subtracting 4 from each side\r\n" );
document.write( " ------ Dividing by 2\r\n" );
document.write( "Now, since the DENOMINATOR of the coefficient on x is 2, then the easiest and best values to substitute for x would be EVEN NUMBERS,\r\n" );
document.write( "and better yet, 0 and other SMALL POSITIVE EVEN numbers, the likes of: 2, 4, and 6. This will give you 4 coordinates:\r\n" );
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document.write( "This results in coordinate point: (0, - 2). This is also the y-intercept as x = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2)  \r\n" );
document.write( "This results in coordinate point: (2, 1). \r\n" );
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document.write( "3)  \r\n" );
document.write( "This results in coordinate point: (4, 4). \r\n" );
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document.write( "4)  \r\n" );
document.write( "This results in coordinate point: (6, 7). \r\n" );
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document.write( "For the y-intercept, simply substitute 0 for x to find it. This was done above.\r\n" );
document.write( "For the x-intercept, simply substitute 0 for y to find it, as follows:\r\n" );
document.write( "4 + 2y = 3x\r\n" );
document.write( "4 + 2(0) = 3x\r\n" );
document.write( "4 = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "This results in coordinate point:  . \n" );
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