document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148817>Question 148817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I keep getting different answers, either 0 and -6, or -6 and 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What am I doing wrong? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the coordinates of the x-intercept. -x - 2y = 6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ellen </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the \"equation\", \"graph\", or problem?  We need to see that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Based on your \"subject\" reference to \"coordinate system\", I assume you have a graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the \"intercept\", simply look along the y-axis.  Wherever the line crosses it, that will be your y-intercept.  AND, the coordinates for x HAS to be 0.  Therefore, I would suspect that your coordinates are (0,-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill </SPAN>\n" );
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