How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y=3x-6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-27T08:04:09

x-intercept $a=2$
y-intercept $b=-6$

Given equation of the line $y=3x-6$

To find the x-intercept a, we set y=0, then solve for x

that is

$y=3x-6$

$0=3x-6$

$6=3x$

$6/3=(3x)/3$

$6/3=(cancel3x)/cancel3$

$x=2$ and this is a

so $a=2$

from the format of the equation $y=mx+b$
We can see right away the y-intercept b

y-intercept $b=-6$

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