How do you find the intercepts for $5x+y=20$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T00:40:01

$x-$ intercept: $(4,0)$ $y-$ intercept: $(0,20)$

To determine the $x-$ intercept, set $y=0$ in the equation and solve:

$5x+0=20$

$x=20/5=4$

The $x-$ intercept is $(4, 0)$ .

To determine the $y-$ intercept, set $x=0$ in the equation and solve:

$5(0)+y=20$

$y=20$

The $y-$ intercept is $(0,20).$

How do you find the intercepts for 5x+y=205x+y=20?