SOLUTION: how to graph the line 6x - 2y = 12 to someone who has never taken an Algebra class

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Question 284778: how to graph the line 6x - 2y = 12 to someone who has never taken an Algebra class
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The easiest way is to find the intercepts.
Those are the points that intersect the x and y axis.
To find the x-intercept, set y=0 and solve for x.
6x-2y+=+12+
6x-2%280%29=12
6x=12
x=2
Plot the point (2,0).

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To find the y-intercept, set x=0 and solve for y.
6x-2y+=+12+
6%280%29-2y=12
-2y=12
y=-6
Plot the point (0,-6).

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For a line, you only need two points.
Connect those two points with a line that goes through both.