How do you graph using the intercepts for 4x-3y=-20?

1 Answer
Dec 20, 2015

Plot the intercept points and draw a straight line through them.

Explanation:

x-intercept
when y=0
color(white)("XXX")4x-3xx0=-20
color(white)("XXX")rarr x=-5
point at (-5,0)

y-intercept
when x=0
color(white)("XXX")4xx0-3y=-20
color(white)("XXX")rarr y=20/3 (=7 2/3)
point at (0, 7 2/3)

Plotting the two points and drawing a line through them should give a graph of the form:
graph{(4x-3y+20)((x+5)^2+y^2-0.01)(x^2+(y-(20/3))^2-0.01)=0 [-9.6, 8.18, -1.484, 7.405]}