SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of the y-intercept for the given equation: x+3y=-3

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Question 415976: Find the coordinates of the y-intercept for the given equation:
x+3y=-3
Answer by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3y=-3
first rewrite the function in slope intercept form, y = mx + b

+x%2B3y=-3+

+x%2B3y+-+x=+-x+-3+
++3y++=+-x+-3+
++3y%2F3++=+-x%2F3+-3%2F3+
+++y++=+-x%2F3+-+1+

here the y-intercept is -1
That is, (0,-1) remember, x coordinate will be always 0 for the y-intercept.