document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=470187>Question 470187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm being asked to find the x and y-intercepts of various equations. One that has me stumped in y=2x-6. I know that -6 is the y-intercept, but in an equation like this, how do I find the x-intercept?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #322521 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=322521\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the x-intercept, plug in y=0 and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0=2x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6=2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6/2=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the x-intercept is the point (3,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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