SOLUTION: please help with the following: Find the y-intercept of the line 3x - 4y = 12. Find the x-intercept of the same line. Thank you so much.

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Question 31064: please help with the following: Find the y-intercept of the line 3x - 4y = 12.
Find the x-intercept of the same line.
Thank you so much.
Answer by acerX(62) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x-4y=12 subtract 3x
-4y=-3x%2B12 divide by -4
y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax+-3
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the y intercept is -3
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X intercept set y = 0
0=%283%2F4%29x-3 add 3
3=%283%2F4%29x multiply by 4%2F3
4=x