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Determine the intercepts of the line.

y=5x-13

Y-Intercept ( , )
X-Intercept ( , )

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Answer:

Y-intercept is (0, -13)

X-intercept is at (13/5, 0)

Explanation:

When it's in this form, y = mx + b, you automatically know what the y-intercept is (b).

So the y-intercept is (0, -13)

To algebraically find this, you'd plug in a 0 for x, since the y intercept is when it crosses the y-axis, which is located at x = 0.

To find the x intercept, you'd do the opposite of the y-intercept, which is plugging in a 0 for y and solving for x. The x-axis is located at y = 0.

0 = 5x - 13

13 = 5x

x = 13/5

The x-intercept is at (13/5, 0)

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