SOLUTION: What are the x and y intercepts and how do you find them? What are the x and y intercepts for the linear equation 2x + 3y = 15?
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Question 316946: What are the x and y intercepts and how do you find them? What are the x and y intercepts for the linear equation 2x + 3y = 15?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
put line in slope intercept form y=mx+b
b=y-intercept
set y=0 to find x-intercept
3y=-2x+15
y=(-2/3)x+5
5=y-intercept
0=(-2/3)x+5
-5=(-2/3)x
-15=-2x
15/2=x-intercept
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