SOLUTION: In the equation x/2 + y/3 = 1, how do you find the x and y intercepts?

Question 60700: In the equation x/2 + y/3 = 1, how do you find the x and y intercepts?
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the equation x/2 + y/3 = 1, how do you find the x and y intercepts?
Let x=0 and solve for y to get the y-intercept.

The y-intercept is (0,3)
Let y=0 and solve for x to get the x-intercept.

The x-intercept is (2,0)
Here's what it looks like graphically, notice the line crosses the y axis at (0,3) and the x axis at (2,0).

Happy Calculating!!!
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