Question

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

Answer 1

`x` -intercept `= 3`
`y` -intercept `= 5`

Explanation:

`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`