SOLUTION: "find the intercepts of the equation" -4x+2y=8 x-intercept y-intercept:

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Question 613793: "find the intercepts of the equation"
-4x+2y=8
x-intercept
y-intercept:

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x-intercept


To find the x-intercept, plug in and solve for x


Start with the given equation.


Plug in .


Multiply and 0 to get 0.


Simplify.


Divide both sides by to isolate .


Reduce.


So the x-intercept is .


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y-intercept


To find the y-intercept, plug in and solve for y


Start with the given equation.


Plug in .


Multiply and 0 to get 0.


Simplify.


Divide both sides by to isolate .


Reduce.


So the y-intercept is .


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