SOLUTION: How do you graph 2x-3y=12

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Question 940924: How do you graph 2x-3y=12
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The easiest way is to find where the line crosses each axis (if not the origin) and these two points define the line.
2x-3y=12 Find where it crosses the x axis(set y=0)
2x=12 solve for x, divide both sides by 2
2x/2=12/2
x=6 Our first co-ordinate is (6,0)
2x-3y=12 Now find where it crosses the y axis (set x=0)
-3y=12 divide both sides by -3
-3y/-3=12/-3
y=-4 Our second co-ordinate is (0,-4)
To draw the graph plot the two points and draw a line through them.
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