Inactive Tutor answered 06/05/26
y=mx+c
where m=slopes=-1,c=y-intercept=-3
so the lines slopes downwards and crosses the y-axis at -3
y-intercept: set x=0,,y=-0-3=-3..point[0,-3]
x-intercept: set y=0 0=-x-3 x=-3.point[-3,0]
Sarah O.
asked 10/16/12o for y and x
Inactive Tutor answered 06/05/26
y=mx+c
where m=slopes=-1,c=y-intercept=-3
so the lines slopes downwards and crosses the y-axis at -3
y-intercept: set x=0,,y=-0-3=-3..point[0,-3]
x-intercept: set y=0 0=-x-3 x=-3.point[-3,0]
Inactive Tutor answered 04/10/21
the equation y=-x - 3 is in standard slope intercept form y=mx + b where b is the y intercept = -3, or the point (0,-3) when x=0, and m= slope = coefficient of the x terms when the linear equation is solved for y.
the x intercept is when y=0
then x= -3 which is the point (-3,0)
set x=0 and you find the y intercept = -3
set y=0 and you get the x intercept =-3
graphically plot those two points (0,-3) and (-3,0) and draw a line through them, That's the graph of the equation, y=-x-3
Inactive Tutor answered 10/16/12
The answer will depend on what the problem is asking you to solve for...
For example, if it is asking you to solve for the x-intercept then you would set y equal to 0 and solve for x:
y = -x - 3
0 = -x - 3 add x to both sides
0 + x = + x -x - 3
x = -3
Thus, the x-intercept is (-3, 0)
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