SOLUTION: Find the slope, the x- and y- intercepts a. y=2/3(x-6) b. 21x-8y=42

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Question 325621: Find the slope, the x- and y- intercepts
a. y=2/3(x-6)
b. 21x-8y=42

Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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theres a few ways to find the intercepts, easiest to remember is to put a 0 for one variable to find out what the other is equal to.
a. y=2/3(x-6)
if x=0, then y=-4
if y=0, then x=15/2 ____ [3/2+6=15/2]
b. 21x-8y=42
if x=0, then y=-5.25
if y=0, then x=2