document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167929>Question 1167929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Find the x-intercept of the graph of 4x - 2y = 8. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #792517 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=792517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the x intercept is the value of x when y = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace y with 0 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2 * 0 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8/4 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept is equal to 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the coordinate point where this occurs is (x,y) = (2,0).\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 = 2 when y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercept is the value of y when x = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0, 4x - 2y = 8 becomes 4 * 0 - 2y = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 8 / -2 = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the coordinate point where this occurs is (x,y) = (0,-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both the x and y intercepts can be seen on the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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