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Graph the line.Y=3/2x -3

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We have to graph the line:


y=(3)/(2)x-3

As it is expressed in slope-intercept form, we can identify the slope m =3/2 and the y-intercept b = -3.

We need two points to graph a line. On of the points can be already known from the y-intercept: (0,-3).

The other point can be calculated using an arbitrary value for x and calculating y. We will use x = 2:


y=(3)/(2)(2)-3=3-3=0

Now we know another point of the line: (2, 0), which is by chance the x-intercept of the line.

With two points, we can plot them, join them with a line that passes through both of them and we have the graph:

Graph the line.Y=3/2x -3-example-1
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