SOLUTION: How many solutions does y=2x-3 have? How would you graph it? What does the graph mean?

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Question 983384: How many solutions does y=2x-3 have?
How would you graph it?
What does the graph mean?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, solver91311:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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That is a line.
An equation for a line has infinite solutions. The solutions are points on the line.

Make a table of x and y values. Plot the points. Draw a line through the points.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The solution set, a set of ordered pairs of the form such that the coordinate values make the given equation a true statement, has infinite elements.

Pick any real number value you like for . Substitute this value in place of in the equation. Solve the equation for . Form an ordered pair, . Plot the point.

Repeat the above process with a different value for .

Draw a line through the two points, extending to the limits of your graph.

The graph is a partial representation of the solution set of the equation. It is only a partial representation because the line extends on both ends over all of the values in the interval

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it