How do you graph #3x-4y=12# by plotting points?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-03T09:08:09

By assigning values for x, compute y value.

Your equation can be arranged:

#4y = 3x - 12#

#y= (3/4)x - 3#

If x is 0, you will get #y=-3#

If x is 1, you will get #y=-2.25#

If x is 2, you will get #y=-1.5# etc.

You can plot now:

graph{(3/4)x - 3 [-5.965, 14.035, -5.724, 4.276]}