SOLUTION: Find the y-intercept and x-intercept for the equation: -10x+y=6

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Question 278069: Find the y-intercept and x-intercept for the equation:
-10x+y=6
Answer by darthmullet(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find each intercept by setting the other coordinate to 0, and solving.
for x, set y to zero
-10x+0=6 = -3%2F5+ (divide 6 by -10) so the x-intercept is ( +-3%2F5+ , 0)
Now set x to zero
-10(0) + y = 6
0+y=6 so y = 6 so the y-intercept is (0,6)