How to find the x and y-intercept given $y=x+2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-03T18:24:46

The x-intercept is the value on the x-axis where the graph of the equation crosses the x-axis.
For all points on the x-axis, $y=0$

$y=x+2$
becomes
$0=x+2 " on the x-axis"$
$x=-2$
The x-intercept is $(-2)$

Similarly, the y-intercept is the value on the y-axis where the graph of the equation crosses the y-axis.
For all points on the y-axis, $x=0$

$y=x+2$
becomes
$y= 0+2 " on the y-axis"$
$y=2$
The y-intercept is $2$

How to find the x and y-intercept given y=x+2y=x+2?