document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024660>Question 1024660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the y intercept for -6x - 6y = -6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #640042 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=640042\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you solve for the y-intercept by setting the value of x to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is -6x - 6y = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0, this equation becomes -6y = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get y = 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to graph this equaiton, solve for y as shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with -6x - 6y = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 6x to both sides to get -6y = 6x - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by -6 to get y = -x + 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of the equation is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from the graph, you can also see that the x-intercept is also equal to 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve for the x-intercept set the value of y equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when  y = 0, the original equation becomes -6x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this equation, you have a y-intercept of y = 1 and an x-intercept of x = 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the coordinates of the y-intercept are (0,1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the coordinates of the x-intercept are (1,0).\r<BR>\n" );
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