SOLUTION: y=7/5x-3 solve for x find x and y intercept and slope

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Question 199139: y=7/5x-3
solve for x
find x and y intercept and slope
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b m=slope & b=y intercept.
y=7/5x-3
y=7x/5-3
7x/5=y+3
7x=5(y+3)
7x=5y+15
x=(5y+15)/7
slope=7/5
y intercept=-3
setting y=0 we solve for the x intercept.
0=7x/5-3
7x/5=3
7x=3*5
7x=15
x=15/7 the x intercept.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+7x%2F5+-3%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, 7x/5 -3).