document.write( "Question 659980: Find the x and y intercept:
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document.write( "Hi, there--\r\n" );
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document.write( "The Problem:\r\n" );
document.write( "Find the x and y intercept:\r\n" );
document.write( "x+y=6\r\n" );
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document.write( "A Solution:\r\n" );
document.write( "You have a linear equation here. By definition, the x-intercept is a coordinate pair solution \r\n" );
document.write( "with a y-value of 0. On a graph, this is the point where the the line crosses the x-axis. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, the y-intercept is the coordinate pair solution with an x-value of 0. This is the point \r\n" );
document.write( "where the line intersects the y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find the x-intercept:\r\n" );
document.write( "A straightforward way to solve this problem is to substitute 0 for y in your equation.\r\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 6\r\n" );
document.write( "x + (0) = 6\r\n" );
document.write( "x = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "When y=0, x=6. The x-intecept is 6. The line x+y=6 crosses the x-axis at the point (6,0).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find the y-intercept:\r\n" );
document.write( "To solve this problem, substitute 0 for x in the equation.\r\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "(0) + y = 6\r\n" );
document.write( "y = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "When x=0, y=6. The y-intercept is also 6. The line x+y=6 crosses the y-axis at the point (6,0).\r\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE: The x- and y-intercepts are not always the same number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. Please email me if this is unclear or you still have questions.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ms. Figgy\r\n" );
document.write( "math.in.the.vortex@gmail.com\r\n" );
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