SOLUTION: find the x- and the y- intercept of 3x-y=6.

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Question 453249: find the x- and the y- intercept of 3x-y=6.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation in intercept form.
Divide both sides by 6, to get %283x%29%2F6+%2B+y%2F%28-6%29+=+1, or
x%2F2+%2B+y%2F%28-6%29+=+1. Hence the x-intercept is 2 and the y-intercept is -6.