What are the intercepts of #y = 3x + 5#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-22T15:49:49

x-int = #-5/3#

y-int = 5

That is the equation of a line in slope intercept form:

#y=mx+b#

m=slope
b=y-intercept

so y-int = 5

set y = 0 to find the x-intercept:

#y = 3x + 5#

#0 = 3x + 5#

#x=-5/3#

x-int = #-5/3#