SOLUTION: Find x and y intercepts x+1/2y = 2

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Question 966264: Find x and y intercepts
x+1/2y = 2
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2Bexpr%281%2F2%29y%22%22=%22%222
The y coordinate of the x-intercept is 0.
So to find the x-coordinate of the x-intercept, substitute 0 for y
and solve for x:
x%2Bexpr%281%2F2%29%280%29%22%22=%22%222
x%22%22=%22%222
So the x-intercept is (2,0).
We plot the x-intercept:

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The x coordinate of the y-intercept is 0.
So to find the y-coordinate of the y-intercept, substitute 0 for x
and solve for y:
0%2Bexpr%281%2F2%29y%22%22=%22%222
expr%281%2F2%29y%22%22=%22%222
Multiply both sides by 2:
y%22%22=%22%224
So the y-intercept is (0,4).
We plot the y-intercept:

Now we get a ruler or straight edge and draw a line through them



Edwin