document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618572>Question 618572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the intercepts of -x-y=2 and graph the line. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "    The  x-intercept  is  on  the  x-axis,  the point  where  the  line  crosses  the  x-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Plot a few  points on the  x-axis   and  list  the coordinates of the points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Which  coordinate  is  always  0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      For points on the x-axis,  the  second coordinate   is  0,  so   Y  =  0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      In the above  equation  set  y = 0,  and  solve  for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       -x - y  =  2.   <BR>\n" );
document.write( " -x  - 0  =  2      <BR>\n" );
document.write( " -X  =  2    <BR>\n" );
document.write( " S0  +X  =  -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    (-2, 0)  Is  the  x-intercept  which is  on the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       TO FIND THE  Y - INTERCEPT,  SET  X  =  0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         -(0) - Y  =  2       <BR>\n" );
document.write( " -Y  =  2      <BR>\n" );
document.write( " SO  +Y  =  -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          AND  THE  POINT (0, -2)  is  on  the  line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       Plot  these  two  points  and  draw   a  line  through them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      You  can  also  find  the  slope  by  calculating  the  rise  over  the  run.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          Remember  that   each  point that is the intercept has  0  for  one  coordinate.   students  sometimes  get this  backwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    Just  remember   y-intercept?     x  =  0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    x-intercept ?    y  = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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