How do you find the intercepts for $2x + 3y = 12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-16T20:54:20

Linear function: 2x + 3y = 12

To find y-intercept, make x = 0:

3y = 12 --> y = 4

To find x-intercept, make y = o:

2x = 12 --> x = 6

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