How do you find the x and y intercepts of $x+3y=-1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-09T18:52:54

$"x-intercept =-1"$

$"y-intercept=-0.33"$

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$"let's write x=0 for y-intercept"$

$0+3y=-1$

$y=-1/3$

$y=-0.33$

$"let's write y=0 for x-intercept"$

$x+3*0=-1$

$x+0=-1$

$x=-1$

How do you find the x and y intercepts of x+3y=-1x+3y=-1?