Question

What are the intercepts of `-15y-23x=8`?

Answer 1

`x = -8/23`
`y = -8/15`

Explanation:

This is the equation of a straight line. When the line crosses the x-axis , the corresponding y-coordinate will be zero. By letting y=0 and substituting into equation will give x=intercept.

y = 0 : - 23x = 8 `rArr x = -8/23`

Similarly for when the line crosses the y-axis. Let x = 0.

x = 0 : - 15y = 8 `rArr y = -8/15`