How do you find the x and y intercept of #y=-14x+7#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-29T21:51:27

#x#-int: #x=1/2#

#y#-int: #y=7#

To find the #x#-intercept, we set #y# equal to zero, and to find the #y#-intercept, we set #x# equal to zero. Doing that, we get

#0=-14x+7#

#=>-14x=-7#

#=>x=1/2# (This is our #x#-intercept)

#y=-14(0)+7#

#y=7# (This is our #y#-intercept)

Hope this helps!