Question

What are the intercepts of `-3x-2y=8`?

Answer 1

y-intercept: `(-4)`
x-intercept: `(-8/3)`

Explanation:

The y-intercept is the value of `y` when `x=0`
`color(white)("XXX")-3(0)-2y=8 rArr y=-4`

The x-intercept is the value of `x` when `y=0`
`color(white)("XXX")-3x-2(0)=8 rArr x= -8/3`