How do you find the x and y intercepts for $3x+9y=9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-18T06:26:35

y-intercept $y=1$
x-intercept $x=3$

$3x+9y=9$

y-intercept

To find y-intercept, put $x=0$

At $x=0; 3(0)+9y=9$

At $y=9/9=1$

x-intercept

To find y-intercept, put $y=0$

At $y=0; 3x+9(0)=9$

At $x=9/3=3$

How do you find the x and y intercepts for 3x+9y=93x+9y=9?