SOLUTION: Determine the horizontal and vertical intercepts for the graph defined by the given equation. y=8x + 5

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Question 5875: Determine the horizontal and vertical intercepts for the graph defined by the given equation. y=8x + 5
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 8+x+%2B+-1+y+=+-5 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-8%2F-1.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -5/8 = -0.625.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -5/-1 = 5.
  • Slope is -8/-1 = 8.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=8*x+5.
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