SOLUTION: find the x intercept and the y intercept of the line y=2x-5

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Question 442587: find the x intercept and the y intercept of the line y=2x-5
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is the same as 5 = 2x - y.
Divide both sides by 5, to get 1+=+x%2F%285%2F2%29+%2B+y%2F%28-5%29.
Hence the x-intercept is 5/2, while the y-intercept is -5.