SOLUTION: use the intercept to graph the equation 7x-2y=14

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Question 483643: use the intercept to graph the equation
7x-2y=14
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 7+x+%2B+-2+y+=+14 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-7%2F-2.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 14/7 = 2.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 14/-2 = -7.
  • Slope is -7/-2 = 3.5.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=3.5*x+-7.
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+2-8%2C+2%2B8%2C+-7-8%2C+-7%2B8%2C+3.5%2Ax%2B-7+%29+