SOLUTION: Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of the equation 5x − 3y = 30.

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Question 7487: Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of the equation 5x − 3y = 30.
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 5+x+%2B+-3+y+=+30 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-5%2F-3.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 30/5 = 6.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 30/-3 = -10.
  • Slope is -5/-3 = 1.66666666666667.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=1.66666666666667*x+-10.
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