document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165990>Question 1165990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'd appreciate a response on this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the x-intercept of y=2x+8?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #790464 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=790464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the y-intercept is the value of y when x = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x-intercept is the value of x when y = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the x-intercept, set the value of y equal to 0 and then solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation becomes 0 = 2x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 8 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's your x-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve for the y-intercept, set the value of x equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your equation becomes y = 2 * 0 + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " that's your y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a graph of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that x = -4 when y = 0 and y = 8 when x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept is at x = -4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-intercept is at y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in (x,y) format that becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept is at (-4,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-intercept is at (0,8)\r<BR>\n" );
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