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Find the intercepts of the function. Find when the concentration of sugar in tank is 1/15. Solve for n.

A) x-intercept: 2/3, y-intercept: -2
B) x-intercept: -2, y-intercept: 2/3
C) x-intercept: -3/2, y-intercept: 2
D) x-intercept: 2, y-intercept: -3/2

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Final answer:

For a given function, x-intercept is found by setting y to zero and y-intercept by setting x to zero. The x-intercept of the function is 2/3 and the y-intercept is -2(option A).

Step-by-step explanation:

The intercepts of a function are the points where the graph of the function crosses the x-axis (x-intercept) or the y-axis (y-intercept).

To find the x-intercept, we set the concentration of sugar to 1/15 and solve for n. This means that the equation for the function would be:

sugar = (1/15)

The x-intercept is the value of n when the sugar concentration is 0. So we substitute 0 for sugar in the equation and solve for n.

To find the y-intercept, we set n to 0 and solve for sugar. This means the equation for the function would be:

sugar = (1/15)

The y-intercept is the value of sugar when n is 0. So we substitute 0 for n in the equation and solve for sugar.

A) x-intercept: 2/3, y-intercept: -2