How do you find the intercepts for y=x+2?

1 Answer
Jul 19, 2015

The x-intercept is -2.
The y-intercept is 2.

Explanation:

The equation y=x+2, which is the slope-intercept form for a linear equation y=mx+b, where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept. Therefore the y-intercept for y=x+2 is 2.

The x-intercept is the value of x when y=0.

0=x+2

-2=x

x=-2