Answer:
- x-intercept: (-22, 0)
- y-intercept: (0, 6)
Step-by-step explanation:
Each intercept is found by solving for the variable after the other variable is set to zero.
X-intercept
Set y = 0 and solve for x:
-3x = 66
x = 66/(-3) = -22 . . . . . divide by the coefficient of x
The x-intercept is (-22, 0).
Y-intercept
Set x = 0 and solve for y:
11y = 66
y = 66/11 = 6 . . . . . . . . divide by the coefficien tof y
The y-intercept is (0, 6).
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Additional comment
The given equation is in standard form (almost). This form makes it easy to find the intercepts by dividing the constant by the variable's coefficient, as we did above.
(We say "almost" standard form because the leading coefficient is negative. It would be positive in standard form: 3x -11y = -66.)
