Find the x-intercept and y-intercept?

Question

8x-3y=24 

Answer 1

To find the Y intercept set the X variable to zero, i.e -3y=24 and solve for y:

y=-24/3; y=-8

 

To find the X intercept  set the Y variable to zero: 8x=24, then

x=24/8; x=3

Answer 2

8x-3y=24

 

Find the x-intercept: set y=0 and solve for x.

 

8x-3(0)=24

8x=24

divide both sides by 8

x=3: coordinate:(3,0)

 

Find the y-intercept: set x=0 and solve for y.

 

8(0)-3y=24

-3y=24

divide both sides by -3

y=-8 coordinate:(0,-8)

Answer 3

For an x-intercept the y value = 0

 

8x - 3y = 24         make y = 0

 

8x - 3(0) = 24

 

8x = 24

 

  x = 3    So the x-intercept would be the ordered pair (3,0)

 

For the y-intercept the value of x = 0

 

8x - 3y = 24        make x = 0

 

8(0) -3y = 24

 

       -3y = 24

 

          y = -8     So the y-intercept would be the ordered pair (0,-8)