Remember that the y-intercept is where the function has a value of
and the x-intercept is where the function has a value of
. Thus, to find the x-intercept and y-intercept, we can substitute these values into the equation and solve for the other variable.
x-intercept
Since the x-intecept has a y-value of 0, we can substitute this into the function and solve for
.



The x-value of the x-intercept is
and the y-value is 0, meaning that the x-intercept has coordinates
.
y-intercept
Since the y-intercept has a x-value of 0, we can substitute this into the equation and solve for
:


The y-value of the y-intercept is -3, meaning that the y-intercept of the function is
.