A man shines a laser beam from a third-story window of a building onto the pavement below. The path of the laser beam is represented by the equation y = –(2/3)x + 30. In this problem, y represents the height above the ground, and x represents the distance from the face of the building. All height and distance measurements are in feet. Task:
A. Use the situation above to complete parts A1 through A5.
1. Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of the given equation algebraically, showing all work.
2. Graph the given equation.
• Label each axis of the coordinate plane with descriptive labels.
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Question

A man shines a laser beam from a third-story window of a building onto the pavement below. The path of the laser beam is represented by the equation y = –(2/3)x + 30. In this problem, y represents the height above the ground, and x represents the distance from the face of the building. All height and distance measurements are in feet. Task:
A. Use the situation above to complete parts A1 through A5.
1. Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of the given equation algebraically, showing all work.
2. Graph the given equation.
• Label each axis of the coordinate plane with descriptive labels.
•

anonymous · Answer

1) to find the y-intercept, set x =0 and vice-versa
2) now that you have the points in 1) plot those, and it's a straight line with slope -2/3