One way to answer this question is by finding the x- and y-intercept of the line, and with these two points, we define the line.
Finding the x-intercept
This point is the point when y = 0. If we have the equation, then:
Now, we have:
Thus, one of the points is (8/3, 0)
Finding the y-intercept
This is the point for y when x = 0. If we have the equation:
Then, the y-intercept is (0, 2).
Now, we can graph the line as follows:
As we can see the two intercepts, namely, (0, 2) and (8/3, 0) are sufficient to graph the line as we can see above.
[Each division on the graph is equivalent to one unit.]
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