SOLUTION: Find the y-intercept and the x-intercept for the equation. -20x+y=35 What is y-intercept? What is x-intercept?

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Question 752444: Find the y-intercept and the x-intercept for the equation.
-20x+y=35
What is y-intercept?

What is x-intercept?
Answer by Mmoulton4(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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An x intercept always has a y value of zero. A y intercept always has an x value of zero. If we substitute those values in to the equation (separately) we can find the answers!
Try y=0.
-20x + 0 = 35
-20x = 35
Divide both sides by -20
X = 35/-20
Reduce to
X = -7/4
So the intercept is (-7/4, 0).
The same goes for the y intercept. Substitute 0 in for x.
-20(0) + y = 35
Y = 35
So the intercept is (0, 35).