SOLUTION: 2x+3y=8

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Question 22590: 2x+3y=8
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
And you want to graph it? You can either solve for y, and use the slope-intercept method, or you can find the two intercepts, graph the two points, and connect the points.

By the slope-intercept method:
2x+%2B+3y+=+8
+3y+=+-2x+%2B8
+%283y%29%2F3+=+%28-2%2F3%29x+%2B8%2F3+

From this the y-intercept is 8/3 (almost 3) and the slope is -2%2F3 (rise of -2 and run of 3, which means starting from the y-intercept, go DOWN 2 and RIGHT 3, and put the next point.

By the x and y-intercept method:
Let x= 0: 3y = 8, so y=8%2F3
Let y=0: 2x=8, so x=4.
Graph the points.

Either way, it should look like this:
+graph%28300%2C300%2C+-6%2C6%2C-6%2C6%2C+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B8%2F3%29

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