Question

What are the intercepts of `x-5y=9`?

Answer 1

#x intercept 9, y intercept -(9/5)

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept of a given linear equation, plug in 0 for 'y' and solve for 'x'.

To find the y-intercept, plug 0 in for 'x' and solve for 'y'.

`x - 5y = 9`
graph{(x-9) / 5 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

From the graph, `x` intercept `= 9` when `y = 0`

`y` intercept `= -9/5 = -1.8` when `x = 0`