SOLUTION: What is the intercepts? Find the x and y intercepts of 3x-5y=15; then use the intercepts to the graph the line.

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Question 510958: What is the intercepts?
Find the x and y intercepts of 3x-5y=15; then use the intercepts to the graph the line.

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x -5y = 15
-5y = -3x + 15
y = -3/-5x + 15/-5
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y = 3/5x -3
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y-intercept occurs where x=0: (0,-3)
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x-intercept occurs where y=0: (5,0)
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