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Select the description that is true of the equation 3x + y = 7.

x-intercept equals -7

x-intercept equals 7

y-intercept equals 7 <--- is it this?

y-intercept equals -7

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I believe it is that one
User Jonas Zaugg
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to find the y-intercept the equation can be written in slope-intercept form
y=mx+b where m is the slope and b being the y-intercept
solving 3x+y=7 for y will give you
y=-3x+7
The answer is the third option
y-intercept equals 7

hope this helped
User Szer
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