SOLUTION: What is the x intercept and y intercept of the problem x-y=12?

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Question 125964: What is the x intercept and y intercept of the problem x-y=12?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-y=12 Start with the given equation


-y=12-x Subtract +x from both sides


-y=-x%2B12 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-x%2B12%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1


y=%28-1%2F-1%29x%2B%2812%29%2F%28-1%29 Break up the fraction


y=x-12 Reduce



So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=1 and the y-intercept is b=-12