SOLUTION: what is the x and y intercept for x-2y=6?

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Question 197257: what is the x and y intercept for x-2y=6?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, checkley77:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the x and y intercept for x-2y=6?
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x-intercept = ?
Let y = 0, then x = 6
The x-intercept is (6.0)
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y-intercept = ?
Let x = 0, then y = -3
The y-intercept is (0,-3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-2y=6
-2y=-x+6
y=-x/-2+6/-2
y=x/2-3
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-10%2C+10%2Cx%2F2+-3+%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 6, y from -10 to 10, x/2 -3).
Intercepts(6,-3)