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To find the x intercept, set y equal to 0 and solve for x.
\n" ); document.write( "To find the y intercept, set x equal to 0 and solve for y.
\n" ); document.write( "Example,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2B4y=12\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2B4%280%29=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=4\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Y intercept,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%280%29%2B4y=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=3\"$
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