SOLUTION: Find x and y intercepts for 6x-3y=6.

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Question 638173: Find x and y intercepts for 6x-3y=6.
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 6+x+%2B+-3+y+=+6 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-6%2F-3.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 6/6 = 1.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 6/-3 = -2.
  • Slope is -6/-3 = 2.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=2*x+-2.
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