SOLUTION: how do i figure out the y intercept and the x intercept in 5x^2 + 5y^2 = 45? please helpp

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Question 425782: how do i figure out the y intercept and the x intercept in
5x^2 + 5y^2 = 45?

please helpp

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do i figure out the y intercept and the x intercept in
5x^2 + 5y^2 = 45?
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Divide thru by 5 to get:
x^2 + y^2 = 9
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The graph is a circle with center at (0,0)
and radius = sqrt(9) = 3
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x-intercepts: (-3,0) and (+3,0)
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y-intercepts: (0,-3) and (0,+3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.