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Question 561868: How do I find the x- and y- intercepts for the equation -3x-4y=18? Is there anyone that can help me with the steps?
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How do I find the x- and y- intercepts for the equation -3x-4y = 18
Put the equation into the slope/intercept form
-3x - 4y = 18
Add 3x to both sides
-4y = 3x + 18
divide both sides by -4
y = 3%2F%28-4%29x + 18%2F%28-4%29
y = -.75x - 4.5
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The y intercept is easy, it occurs when x=0, so we have
y = =.75(0) - 4.5
y = -4.5 is the y intercept
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The x intercept occurs when y = 0, write it
-.75x - 4.5 = 0
add 4.5 to each side
-.75x = 4.5
Divide both sides by -.75
x = 4.5%2F%28-.75%29
x = -6 is the x intercept
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Grph would look like this
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-10%2C+6%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-.75x-4.5%29+
Note the x and y intercepts