SOLUTION: Find the x- and y- intercepts for the line -x+4y=4 and then graph the line. Thanks

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Question 629662: Find the x- and y- intercepts for the line -x+4y=4 and then graph the line.
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Hi,

-x+4y=4 

Finding the y-intercept  (highlight%280%29, _)  

highlight%280%29+ 4y = 4 

      y = 1    || the y-intercept  (highlight%280%29, 1) 



Finding the x-intercept  ( _, highlight%280%29)   

 -x +4·highlight%280%29 = 4 

     x = -4     ||   the x-intercept is (-4 , highlight%280%29) 

Plot (0,1) and (-4,0) and connect with a Line