document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254813>Question 254813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the distance between the x- and the y- intercepts of y=1/4x+2? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187098 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187098\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to do three things.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the x intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=1/4x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=1/4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-8,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the equation 0,2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the distance between them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2+2^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64+4=68=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=sqrt(68)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factors of 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17,4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2sqrt(17) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=8.24621 distance between them </SPAN>\n" );
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