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The equals sign ( = ).
In fact it defines any equation, linear or not, since an equation is a statement that a particular value or term is equal to, so the result of solving, a second set of terms and operators.
Any other symbols would be particular to the equation you have derived or are trying to solve.
By elimination and substitution
The y-intercept of a linear equation is the point on the y-axis at which the line cuts.It could be found by plugging x = 0 in the given linear equation.For example,Consider 3x + 2y = 6. To find the y-intercept just plug x = 0 in the equation.3(0) + 2y = 62y = 6y = 3(0, 3) is the y-intercept of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6.Note:In the same way we can find the x-intercept by plugging y = 0 in the given linear equation.
If it is a linear function, it is quite easy to solve the equation explicitly, using standard methods of equation-solving. For example, if you have "y" as a function of "x", you would have to solve the variable for "x".
At the x-intercept on the graph of the equation, y=0. Take the equation, set 'y' equal to zero, and solve the equation for 'x'. The number you get is the x-intercept.
You must find the slope, if it is positive, then the line is always increasing. If it is negative, then the line is always decreasing.