SOLUTION: Can someone explain how you would find either the x-intercept or the y-intercept of the line y=x-3?

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Question 369406: Can someone explain how you would find either the x-intercept or the y-intercept of the line
y=x-3?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=x-3
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For finding Y intercept plug x= 0
y=0-3
y = -3
the co-ordinates of this intercept (0,-3)
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For finding the X intercept plug y =0
0=x-3
x=3
the co-ordinates of the intercept (3,0)
you can verify by plotting the coordinates.
yopu will find the graph as below
graph%28300%2C300%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C%28x-3%29%29
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