SOLUTION: I have a question that states: Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph of the equation 1/4x=2. How do I work this problem?

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Question 84815: I have a question that states: Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph of the equation 1/4x=2. How do I work this problem?
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Ok, so your equation looks like %281%2F4%29x=2
Looking at this equation, it is clear that we do not have a y in it, which means that there is no y intercept. When we have just an x, it is stating that we have a vertical line at some x intercept on the graph.
To find the x intercept, what we need to do is solve for x in your equation. So to do that we would multiply each side by 4, so the equation would look like this:
4x%281%2F4%29x=2x4
and this will leave you with:
x=8
So this means the x intercept is at (8,0) where x=8.