SOLUTION: Find the x- and y-intercepts for the equation. Please show all of your work y = -2x – 8

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Question 447831: Find the x- and y-intercepts for the equation. Please show all of your work
y = -2x – 8
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = -2x - 8
<==> 2x + y = -8
<==> x%2F%28-4%29+%2B+y%2F%28-8%29+=+1, after dividing both sides by -8.
This equation is in intercept form. Hence the x-intercept is -4, the y-intercept -8.