SOLUTION: What's is the x intercept of the linear equation 3x+y=-1

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Question 996039: What's is the x intercept of the linear equation 3x+y=-1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug in y = 0 and solve for x

3x+y=-1
3x+0=-1
3x=-1
3x/3=-1/3
x = -1/3

The x intercept is -1/3 or -0.333 (approximate)
This is the point (-1/3,0) or (-0.333, 0) (approximate)