SOLUTION: Find the intercepts for the graph of the equation given. 8x - 3y = 72 The x intercept is The y intercept is Please help me out....thank you

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Question 638105: Find the intercepts for the graph of the equation given.
8x - 3y = 72
The x intercept is
The y intercept is
Please help me out....thank you
Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 8+x+%2B+-3+y+=+72 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-8%2F-3.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 72/8 = 9.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 72/-3 = -24.
  • Slope is -8/-3 = 2.66666666666667.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=2.66666666666667*x+-24.
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