How do you find the x and y intercept given $y= 4x-2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-22T12:05:15

$x$ -intercept: $2$

$y$ -intercept: $-2$

Find the $x$ -intercept by making $y=0$

$0 = 4x - 2$

$2 = 4x$

$x = 2$

Find the $y$ -intercept by making $x=0$

$y = 4(0) - 2$

$y = 0 - 2$

$y = -2$

How do you find the x and y intercept given y= 4x-2y= 4x-2?