SOLUTION: PLease help me write the equation of the line with x-intercept (3, 0) and y-intercept (0, 2). Thank You

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Question 38873: PLease help me write the equation of the line with x-intercept (3, 0) and y-intercept (0, 2).
Thank You

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is a special form of a line not taught very often called the intercept form and it goes like this
x/a + y/b = 1
where a and b are the x- and y-intercepts...
Here we have such a case and so
x/3 + y/2 = 1
now multiply by 6 and get
2x + 3y = 6