graphing linear equations: 3x - 2y = 6

tmelucero

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I am having a difficult time remembering how to do this...
I need to graph this equation....3x - 2y = 6
would really appreciate help
 
Re: graphing linear equations

There is more than one approach to your problem. Not knowing which approach you might use, I will just ask you if you can find two different points that satisfy the equation? If you can do that, then plot those points and draw a straight line through them.

For instance, if you had the equation 3x+2y=12 you could determine that the points (0,6) and (4,0) satisfy the equation in that 3(0)+2(6)=12 and 3(4)+2(0)=12. So, you plot those two points on the graph and draw a straight line through them.
Others might rewrite the equation as y=-(3/2)x+6. This would tell them that the y-intercept is 6 and the slope of the line is -3/2. This would allow them to draw a straight line through (0,6) with a slope of -3/2.
There are two of the many possible approaches.
 
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