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#