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What are the intercepts of #3x-12y=-17#?

Answer 1

Put the equation into the general linear equation form of y = mx + b. The x-intercept is the value of 'y' when 'x' is zero, or 'b'. The y-intercept is the value of 'x' when 'y' is zero (-b/m).

A line has the general form of y = mx + b, or vertical position is the product of the slope and horizontal position, x, plus the point where the line crosses (intercepts) the x-axis (the line where x is always zero.) -12y = -3x – 17 ; y = (3/12)x + 17/12

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

To find the x-intercept, set y = 0 and solve for x. To find the y-intercept, set x = 0 and solve for y. Therefore, the x-intercept is (-17/3, 0) and the y-intercept is (0, 17/12).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.