document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165760>Question 165760</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780030416583/algebrahomeworkh>Holt Algebra 1 Texas</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2y+x=2y-8 write this as an x and y intercept. Can you explain how to work this out </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122196 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2y+x=2y-8  lets put this in y=mx+b format where b equals the y intercept. the y intercept is the value of y when x=0  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=x+8  divide by 4 and you get y=x/4+2 substitute 0 for x's value and you get y=2 so the y intercept for this equation is 2 in ordered pair form looks like this (0,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now the x intercept is the value of x when y=0 so lets write the original equation as x=4y-8 substitute 0 as y's value and you get x=-8 so -8 is the x intercept written in order pair form as (-8,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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