SOLUTION: what are the intercepts of 2x+4y=-1?

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Question 305141: what are the intercepts of 2x+4y=-1?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+4y=-1
4y=-2x-1
y=-2x/4-1/4
y=-x/2-1/4 the Y intercept is (0,-1/4)
0=-x/2-1/4
-x/2=1/4
-4x=2
x=2/-4
x=-1/2 the X intercept is (-1/2,0)
Proof:
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+-x%2F2+-1%2F4%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -3 to 3, y from -3 to 3, -x/2 -1/4).