SOLUTION: Find the x and y intercepts 3y = -4/3x

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Question 465473: Find the x and y intercepts 3y = -4/3x
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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given: 3y+=+-%284%2F3%29x
Find the x and y intercepts
to find the x intercept, we set y to zero
3%2A0+=+-%284%2F3%29x
0+=+-%284%2F3%29x
0+=+x
to find the y intercept, we set x to zero
3y+=+-%284%2F3%29x
3y+=+-%284%2F3%29%2A0
3y+=0
y+=+0
y+=+-%284%2F3%29x%2F3
y+=+-%284%2F9%29x

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