Question

i need to try and find the x and y intercepts of 3x=10... if anyone is able to walk me through to the answer, it will be very much appreciated

Answer 1

To find x-intecepts, you let y = 0 and solve for x

Answer 2

To find y-intercepts, let x = 0 and solve for y

Answer 3

but how would i do that if there's no y in the equation??

Answer 4

is 3x = 10 the complete equation?

Answer 5

yes it is

Answer 6

then if you solve that, you get x = 10/3, which is a vertical line. It will pass thru the x-axis at (10/3, 0) and it will never cross thru the y-axis, so it has no y-intercept

Answer 7

ok i see that point. but it tells me to find the two points. and all this is just confusing..

Answer 8

and the class that i'm in is a computer based learning. so there's no teacher to teach

Answer 9

a vertical line has no y-intercept.

Answer 10

You would just have to say none, or does not exisit for y-intercept

Answer 11

ok. i'll try that out.. thank you so much for your help... i appreciate it very much

Answer 12

Does it specifically ask for x- and y-intercept? or just 2 pts on the line?

Answer 13

two points on the line to be graphed and enter their coordinates in the boxes below

Answer 14

ahhhhh

Answer 15

i just tried that answer.. and it came up wrong and now they gave me a different question.. now it's 4x=4

Answer 16

that's different.....if it's a vertical line x = 10/3, then no matter what y value you have, the x-value is ALWAYS 10/3

Answer 17

ok, same thing....now, what does x = ?

Answer 18

the equation just reads 4x=4

Answer 19

Now if you solve, you get x = 1

Answer 20

ok

Answer 21

yeah, I meant if you solved for x.....so the equation is x = 1.

Now matter what the y-value is, x ALWAYS = 1

Answer 22

so, use the ordered pair (1, any y-value)

Answer 23

it could be (1, 3) or (1, -10), or (1, 5).....the y-value doesn't matter

Answer 24

ok thank you

Answer 25

welcome