Question

What is the y-intercept of the graph: 3x – 2y = 12

What is the first step of constructing a perpendicular line from a point not on a given line?

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Answer 1

1.) In 3x + 2y = 12, let x = 0. Then 2y = 12 or y = 6, making the y-intercept

(0, 6). Secondly, let y = 0 in 3x + 2y = 12. Then 3x = 12 or x = 4, making

the x-intercept (4, 0).