Question

What is the intercept s of 3x+y=6

Answer 1

To find the x-intercept, substitute in
0
0
for
y
y
and solve for
x
x
.
3
x
+
(
0
)
=
6
3
x
+
(
0
)
=
6
Solve the equation.
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x
=
2
x
=
2
To find the y-intercept, substitute in
0
0
for
x
x
and solve for
y
y
.
3
(
0
)
+
y
=
6
3
(
0
)
+
y
=
6
Simplify the left side.
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y
=
6
y
=
6
These are the
x
x
and
y
y
intercepts of the equation
3
x
+
y
=
6
3
x
+
y
=
6
.
x-intercept:
(
2
,
0
)
(
2
,
0
)
y-intercept:
(
0
,
6
)

Answer 2

2,0,6 are the intercepts