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\n" ); document.write( "The equation is a linear equation, so you only need to plot two points to draw the line.
\n" ); document.write( "The other tutor shows one way to find two points by solving the given equation for y, then choosing two convenient values of x to find the corresponding y values, giving the two needed points.
\n" ); document.write( "While that method is valid, it is more work than necessary. There is no need to solve the equation for y; it is less work to simply choose \"nice\" values for the equation in its given form.
\n" ); document.write( "Specifically, it is easy to choose x=0 and find the corresponding value of y, and to choose y=0 and find the corresponding value of x. Note that that gives you the x- and y-intercepts of the graph, which might be of particular importance in a particular problem.
\n" ); document.write( "x=0:
\n" ); document.write( "2(0)-3y=12
\n" ); document.write( "-3y=12
\n" ); document.write( "y=12/(-3)=-4
\n" ); document.write( "One point on the graph is (0,-4)
\n" ); document.write( "y=0:
\n" ); document.write( "2x-3(0)=12
\n" ); document.write( "2x=12
\n" ); document.write( "x=6
\n" ); document.write( "Another point on the graph is (6,0)
\n" ); document.write( "Plot those two points and draw the line containing them.
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