How do i find the x and y intercept of y=5(3^x)

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The X intercept is the point at which Y = 0. Since there is no way (that I know of at least) to make 3^X equal to 0, there is no X intercept.

The Y intercept is the point at which X is equal to 0. This is much easier to calculate, as you can just plug in 0 for x into the equation. 3^1 = 1, times 5 is 5. So the Y intercept is at (0,5).
x -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
y -36 -26 -16 -6 4 14 24