document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174338>Question 174338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find both the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line given by the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x+4y+5=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-intercept, put it into the \"slope-intercept\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x+4y+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+4y= -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y= -8x - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x - 5/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept @ (0, -5/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, set y to zero and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+4y+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+4(0)+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -5/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept @ (-5/8, 0) </SPAN>\n" );
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