What is the y-intercept of the equation \(3x+y=15\)?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer: \((0,15)\)
To find the y-intercept, put x=0 in the equation. Then \(3(0)+y=15\), so y=15 and the point is \((0,15)\). Option A is the x-intercept because it is obtained by putting y=0. Exam tip: every point on the y-axis has x-coordinate 0.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
\((0,15)\)
Why is this the correct answer?
To find the y-intercept, put x=0 in the equation. Then \(3(0)+y=15\), so y=15 and the point is \((0,15)\). Option A is the x-intercept because it is obtained by putting y=0. Exam tip: every point on the y-axis has x-coordinate 0.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Graphical method of finding solutions..
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