document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102686>Question 102686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the intercepts for the graph of the equation x^2+y-36=0? Do you start by first solving the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No! because with two unknowns (x and y) you couldn't do that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All you need to do is to first to recognise that the x-intercept occurs at y = 0 and the y-intercept occurs at x = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, you can set y = 0 and solve for the corresponding value of x for the x-intercept. Let's do that first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By-36+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By-36+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set y = 0 and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B0-36+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B0-36+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 36 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > These are the x-intercepts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now set x = 0 and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By-36+=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By-36+=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%2By-36+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%2By-36+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 36 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's look at the graph of the equation to see this result.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28400%2C600%2C-10%2C10%2C-5%2C40%2C-x%5E2%2B36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28400%2C600%2C-10%2C10%2C-5%2C40%2C-x%5E2%2B36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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