How do you find the x and y intercepts of y=−12x+2?

1 Answer
Jim G.
Mar 19, 2018

x-intercept =4, y-intercept =2

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⇒y=0+2=2←y-intercept

y=0⇒−12x+2=0⇒x=4←x-intercept graph{-1/2x+2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

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