SOLUTION: I have to find the intercept of x and y. The equation is 0.5y=-sx+8

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Question 22472: I have to find the intercept of x and y. The equation is 0.5y=-sx+8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the x-intercept, let y=0.
Then 0 = -sx+8, and x = 8/s
The x-intercept is (8/s,0)
To find the y-intercept, let x=0.
Then 0.5y=8, and y = 16
The y-intercept is (0,16)
Cheers,
Stan H.