How do you find the x and y intercepts for 3x + 2y = 10?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018

The x-intercept is at (10/3, 0), and the y-intercept is at (0,5)

Explanation:

The x-intercept is where y=0, and the y-intercept is where x=0.
X-intercept
3x+2(0)=10
3x=10
x=10/3
x-intercept = (10/3, 0)
Y-intercept
3(0)+2y=10
2y=10
y=5
y-intercept = (0,5)