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aqualizzie
Sep 26, 2010, 05:31 PM

Unknown008
Sep 26, 2010, 11:39 PM
One of the simplest ways is to draw the graph and manually the intercept.

Another way is to set in turn x = 0 and y = 0.

Using x = 0, we get 0 = -5. Since that is not true, there is no intercept.
Using y = 0, we get x = -5. That's your intercept and has coordinates (-5, 0)

marydevos
Oct 6, 2010, 04:28 PM
x and y intercepts of the line y+3=16(x-2)

marydevos
Oct 6, 2010, 04:33 PM
the answer in the back of books has the x is (35/16,0) y is (9,-35)

Unknown008
Oct 6, 2010, 10:09 PM
In your equation, put y = 0 and solve for x to find the x-intercept. (The y coordinates is 0)

Similarly, put x = 0 and solve for y to find the y-intercept. (The x-coordinates is 0)