document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996039>Question 996039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What's is the x intercept of the linear equation 3x+y=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Plug in y = 0 and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+0=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3=-1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x intercept is -1/3 or -0.333 (approximate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the point (-1/3,0) or (-0.333, 0) (approximate) </SPAN>\n" );
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