SOLUTION: Find the x- and y-intercept of the line. -4x +2y = 24

Question 1043846: Find the x- and y-intercept of the line.
-4x +2y = 24
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This type is useful once you see the trick. When the coefficients divide evenly into the constant, just set one variable equal to 0 and solve for the other.
If x=0, the equation is 2y=24, y=12, so (0,12) is the y-intercept.
If y=0, the equation is -4x=24, x=-6, so (-6,0) is the x-intercept.

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