document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001252>Question 1001252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the intercepts and use them to graph the equation. y=2x-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618478 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618478\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the intercepts, you make one of the variables equal to zero...then find the value of the other variable...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, to find the x-intercept, make y = 0 and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that point is (1,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then find the y-intercept by making x equal to zero, and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0-2=-2 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that point is (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot them both and connect them to find the line. </SPAN>\n" );
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