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Ch. 2 - Graphs and Functions
Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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Chapter 3, Problem 28

Graph each line. Give the domain and range. -3x + 6 = 0

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Rewrite the given equation to isolate the variable y. Since the equation is -3x + 6 = 0 and does not contain y, recognize that this represents a vertical line where x is constant.
Solve for x by adding 3x to both sides: 6 = 3x, then divide both sides by 3 to get x = 2.
Understand that the graph of x = 2 is a vertical line crossing the x-axis at 2, and it extends infinitely in the y-direction.
Determine the domain: since x is always 2, the domain is the single value {2}.
Determine the range: because y can be any real number along the vertical line, the range is all real numbers, expressed as \((-\infty, \infty)\).

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