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

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-17T06:09:16

$x$ intercept $(-2,0)$
$y$ intercept $(0,-2)$

Given -

$x+y=-2$

To find $x$ intercept put $y=0$

$x+0=-2$
$x=-2$
$(-2,0)$
To find $y$ intercept put $x=0$
$0+y=-2$
$y=-2$
$(0,-2)$

$x$ intercept $(-2,0)$
$y$ intercept $(0,-2)$

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