SOLUTION: Find the x- and y-intercepts and graph the equation plotting the intercepts. -2x+7y=-7 Please show all of your work. Submit your graph to the Dropbox

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Question 385743: Find the x- and y-intercepts and graph the equation plotting the intercepts.
-2x+7y=-7
Please show all of your work. Submit your graph to the Dropbox
Found 2 solutions by robertb, mananth:
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the x and y intercepts, express the equation in intercept form.-2x%2B7y=-7;
x%2F%287%2F2%29+%2B+y%2F%28-1%29+=+1; this is already in intercept form. Thus the x-intercept is 7/2,and the y-intercept is -1.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the x- and y-intercepts and graph the equation plotting the intercepts.
-2x+7y=-7
Please show all of your work. Submit your graph to the Dropbox
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+2x
7y=2x-7
/7
y=(2x/7)-1
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Intercepts
x=0,y=-1 (0,-1)
x=(7/2)y=0 (7/2, 0)
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