SOLUTION: 60. A can of frozen orange juice is taken from a freezer and gradually warmed, The equation T = 3x - 6 gives the Celsius temperature T of the juice x minutes after it is removed fr

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: 60. A can of frozen orange juice is taken from a freezer and gradually warmed, The equation T = 3x - 6 gives the Celsius temperature T of the juice x minutes after it is removed from the freezer. Find and discuss the meaning of the intercepts on the vertical and horizontal axes. This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra

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y-int (0,y)
T = 3*0 - 6 = -6
This tells us that after 0 minutes, the frozen orange juice is -6 degrees Celsius.
x-int (x,0)
T + 6 = 3x
(T + 6)/3 = x
(0 + 6)/3 = x = 2
This tells us that after 2 minutes, the frozen orange juice is at 0 degrees Celsius.
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