SOLUTION: How do you find intercepts of a line in an equation such as y = -3x

SOLUTION: How do you find intercepts of a line in an equation such as y = -3x - 20

Question 178045: How do you find intercepts of a line in an equation such as y = -3x - 20
Answer by HyperBrain(694) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=-3x-20
to find the x-intercept/s, set y=0:
-3x-20=0
-3x=20
x=-20/3
to find the y-intercept, set x=0;
y=-3(0)-20=-20
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