SOLUTION: Find the intercepts and use them to graph the equation 6x+3y=18

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Question 970938: Find the intercepts and use them to graph the equation
6x+3y=18
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the simplified equation, 2x%2By=6.

Setting either variable zero to find the other variable:
(3,0) and (0,6).



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2x%2By=6
y=0, 2x%2B0=6
x=6%2F2=3
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solve simpler equation for y:
y=-2x%2B6, this is slope-intercept form. (0,6).