SOLUTION: find the x and y interceptes of -3x - 5y = 15. Please show work.

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Question 464170: find the x and y interceptes of -3x - 5y = 15. Please show work.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the x and y intercepts of -3x - 5y = 15. Please show work.
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x-intercept ?
Let y = 0, then -3x = 15; x = -5
x-intercept is (-5,0)
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y-intercept ?
Let x = 0, then -5y = 15; y = -3
y-intercept is (0,-3)
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Stan H.