document.write( "Question 524236: 6. Find the x- and y-intercepts for the equation. Please show all of your work. Then graph the equation 2x + 3y = 15
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For y-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "2x+3y=15
\n" ); document.write( "3y=-2x+15
\n" ); document.write( "3y/3=(-2x+15)/3
\n" ); document.write( "y=-2x/3 + 15/3
\n" ); document.write( "y=-2x/3 + 5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y-intercept = 5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For x-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "2x=-3y+15
\n" ); document.write( "2x/2=(-3y+15)/2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-intercept = 15/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is another way to find x and y intercepts.
\n" ); document.write( "At y-intercept x will be 0 likewise at x-intercept y will be 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For y-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "put x =0
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 3y = 15
\n" ); document.write( "2(0)+3y=15
\n" ); document.write( "3y=15
\n" ); document.write( "3y/3=15/3
\n" ); document.write( "y=5
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For x-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "put y = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 3y = 15
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 3(0) = 15
\n" ); document.write( "2x=15
\n" ); document.write( "x=15/2
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