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3x-2y=10 find the y intercept and the x intercept

User EricMinick
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X-INTERCEPT

Plug y=0 into the equation and solve the resulting equation 3x=10 for x.

The x-intercept:


\left((10)/(3),0\right)\approx \left(3.33333333333333,0\right)

Y-INTERCEPT

Plug x=0 into the equation and solve the resulting equation −2y=10 for y.

The y-intercept:


\left(0, -5\right)

User BlackWolf
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Answer:

(0, -5) (10/3, 0)

Explanation:

First, convert the given equation into the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, where m represents the slope and b represents the y-intercept.

3x - 2y = 10

2y = 3x - 10

y = 3/2x - 5

The y-intercept is -5.

Next, to find the x-intercept, let y = 0 and solve for x. X-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the x-axis, so the y-coordinate of x-intercepts are always 0.

3x - 2*0 = 10

3x - 0 = 10

3x = 10

x = 10/3

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