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document.write( "When you want the \"y\" intercept, solve for \"y\" by making the \"x\" = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you want the \"x\" intercept, solve for \"x\" by making the \"y\" = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for the y intercept first:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 6y = -24          (original equation)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(0) - 6y = -24        (solve for \"y\" by making \"x\" =0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0    - 6y = -24        (divide both sides by -6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        y =  4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, your \"y\" intercept is:  (0, 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now for the x intercept:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 6y = -24          (original equation)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 6(0) = -24        (solve for \"x\" by making \"y\" = 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x        = -24        (divide both sides by 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x        = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, your \"x\" intercept is:  (-6, 0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped you. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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