How do you find the x and y intercept of 2x+5y=20?

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Jim G.
Nov 23, 2017

x=10 and y=4

Explanation:

to find the intercepts, that is where the graph crosses
the x and y axes

∙ let x = 0, in the equation for y-intercept

∙ let y = 0, in the equation for x-intercept

x=0→0+5y=20⇒y=4←y-intercept

y=0→2x+0=20⇒x=10←x-intercept

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