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Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of the line.

-5x + 6y=14
x-intercept:
y -intercept: 1

User Nsevens
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First let's re write the equation -5x+6y=14 as

5x-6y=-14 by multiplying through by negative(-)

next I to find the intercepts. To find the intercept on line y we make x=0 therefore

5(0)-6y=-14

-6y=-14

y=2.33 by dividing both sides by -6

do the same for the ( x )

x=-2.8

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