How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y = \frac{3}{5} x - 1$ $y=3/5x-1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-13T18:42:00

$x$ $x$ intercept: $(\frac{5}{3}, 0)$ $(5/3,0)$ ,

$y$ $y$ intercept: $(0, - 1)$ $(0,-1)$ .

These are the points in which the line crosses the axis.

The intercept with the $x$ $x$ axis is a point whose $y$ $y$ coordinate is zero, so

$0 = \frac{3}{5} x - 1 \to \frac{3}{5} x = 1 \to x = \frac{5}{3}$ $0 = 3/5x-1 -> 3/5x=1 -> x=5/3$

The intercept with the $y$ $y$ axis is a point whose $x$ $x$ coordinate is zero, so

$y = \frac{3}{5} \cdot 0 - 1 = - 1$ $y=3/5 * 0 -1 = -1$

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