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Question 352859: Hello,
I'm having an issue coming up with any way to get the correct answer for this Algebra problem. I need to find the intercepts for the graph of the equation given, which is 2x-3y=18. I have an example problem exatly like that which is 6x-5y=90 and the answer is: x-intercept is (15,0) and the y-intercept is (0,-18). I can usually use the exaple as an aide but I can not come up with the correct answer. Thanks in advance for your help!
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! when a line intercepts an axis , the value of the non-axis variable is zero
___ in other words , y is zero at the x-intercept and x is zero at the y-intercept
so when you are using an equation to find an intercept , set the non-intercept variable to zero
for x-intercept ___ 2x - 3(0) = 18 ___ 2x = 18 ___ x = 9
for y-intercept ___ 2(0) - 3y = 18 ___ -3y = 18 ___ y = -6
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