SOLUTION: find the x and y intercepts x-3y=9

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Question 670356: find the x and y intercepts
x-3y=9
Answer by VirtualMathTutor(26) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the x-intercept, set y = 0
To find the y-intercept, set x = 0
x - 3y = 9
x-intercept:
x - 3(0) = 9
x - 0 = 9
x = 9
(9, 0)
y-intercept:
0 - 3y = 9
-3y = 9
y = -3
(0, -3)