How do you find the x and y intercepts of $5x+3y=15$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-07T02:37:16

$x$ -intercept $= 3$
$y$ -intercept $= 5$

$5 x + 3 y = 15$

$x$ -intercept, when $y = 0$

$5 x + 3 (0) = 15$

$5 x = 15$
$x = 15/5 = 3$

$y$ -intercept, when $x = 0$

$5 (0) + 3 y = 15$
$3 y = 15$
$y = 15/3 = 5$

How do you find the x and y intercepts of 5x+3y=155x+3y=15?