How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y= 3x-4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-13T18:51:24

$x$ intercept: $(4/3,0)$

$y$ intercept: $(0,-4)$

The $x$ intercept is the point of the line for which $y=0$ , so

$0=3x-4 -> 3x=4 -> x=4/3$

The $y$ intercept is the point of the line for which $x=0$ , so

$y=3*0-4 = -4$

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