SOLUTION: How do find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of 8x-2y=5

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Question 77267: How do find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of 8x-2y=5
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Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source):
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8x-2y=5
-2y=-8x+5
y=-8x/-2+5/-2
y=4x-2.5 the y intercepot is -2.5 or (0,-2.5)
set y=0 & solve for x
0=4x-2.5
4x=2.5
x=2.5/4
x=.625 or (.625,0)
(graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = 4x -2.5).

Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source):
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8x-2y=5
The intercepts are the points where the line crosses either the x or y-axis.
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to find the x-intercept or the point where the line crosses the x-axis:
Let y=0 and solve for x
8x-2y=5
8x-2(0)=5
8x=5
x=5/8=.625
The x-intercept = (5/8, 0)
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To find the y-intercept or the point where the line crosses the y-axis:
Let x=0 and solve for y
8x-2y=5
8(0)-2y=5
-2y=5
y=-5/2=-2.5
The y-intercept = (0, -2.5)
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8x-2y=5
-2y=-8x+5
y=4x-5/2