SOLUTION: Find the equation that has intercepts (0, -3) and (-2, 0)

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Question 894223: Find the equation that has intercepts (0, -3) and (-2, 0)
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have the x- and y- intercepts.
That should be enough to get the equation because two points determine a line.
The point (0,-3) tells you that when x=0 , y=-3 , and then y%2F%28-3%29=1 .
The point (-2,0) tells you that when y=0 , x=-2 , and then x%2F%28-2%29=1 .
The equation x%2F%28-2%29%2By%2F%28-3%29=1 covers both of the cases above.
That is the intercepts form of the equation for the line.
Let's make it a little prettier by multiplying both sides of the equal sign times %28-6%29 :
%28-6%29x%2F%28-2%29%2B%28-6%29y%2F%28-3%29=-6
highlight%283x%2B2y=-6%29 looks pretty enough to me.
If you want the slope-intercept form, you can solve for y :
2y=-3x-6
y=%28-3%2F2%29x-6%2F2
highlight%28y=%28-3%2F2%29x-3%29