Math  /  Algebra

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Find the x - and y -intercepts of the graph of 3xy=373 x-y=37. State each answer as an integer or an improper fraction in simplest form.
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STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to find the points where this line hits the x-axis and the y-axis! Watch out! Don't mix up the x and y intercepts!
Remember x-intercept means y is **zero**, and y-intercept means x is **zero**!

STEP 2

1. Find the x-intercept
2. Find the y-intercept

STEP 3

The x-intercept is where the line crosses the x-axis.
This happens when y=0y = 0!

STEP 4

Let's **substitute** y=0y = 0 into our equation 3xy=373x - y = 37.
This gives us 3x0=373x - 0 = 37.

STEP 5

So, we have 3x=373x = 37.
To **isolate** xx, we'll **divide** both sides by **3** (we're dividing to one to isolate xx).
This gives us x=373x = \frac{37}{3}.
Boom!

STEP 6

Our x-intercept is (373,0)\left( \frac{37}{3}, 0 \right).
Remember, the y-value is **zero** at the x-intercept!

STEP 7

The y-intercept is where the graph crosses the y-axis, which happens when x=0x = 0!

STEP 8

Now, we'll **substitute** x=0x = 0 into our original equation 3xy=373x - y = 37.
This gives us 30y=373 \cdot 0 - y = 37.

STEP 9

This simplifies to y=37-y = 37.
To get yy by itself, we'll **multiply** both sides by 1-1.
This gives us y=37y = -37.
Awesome!

STEP 10

Our y-intercept is (0,37)(0, -37).
Remember, the x-value is **zero** at the y-intercept!

STEP 11

The x-intercept is (373,0)\left( \frac{37}{3}, 0 \right) and the y-intercept is (0,37)(0, -37).
We found where the line crosses both axes!

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