Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 660: 14

Answer

Intercepts: $(0,2)$; $(6,0)$;

Work Step by Step

We are given the linear equation: $$x-3y=6.$$ The graph is a line. We determine its intercepts: $$\begin{align*} x=0&\Rightarrow 0-3y=6\Rightarrow y=-2\\ y=0&\Rightarrow x-3(0)=6\Rightarrow x=6. \end{align*}$$ In order to graph the line we plot the points $(0,-2)$ and $(6,0)$ and join them by a straight line:
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