SOLUTION: How do you find intercepts of the equation's graph

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Question 952663: How do you find intercepts of the equation's graph
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the x intercept, set y equal to 0 and solve for x.
To find the y intercept, set x equal to 0 and solve for y.
Example,
3x%2B4y=12
X intercept,
3x%2B4%280%29=12
3x=12
x=4
(4,0)
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Y intercept,
3%280%29%2B4y=12
4y=12
y=3
(0,3)
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