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How do you find the x and y intercept of #x + 4y = 8#?

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May 10, 2017

#"x-intercept: "8#
#"y-intercept: "2#

Explanation:

#"we write y=0 to find x-intercept ."#

#x+4y=8#
#x+4*0=8#
#x+0=8#
#x=8#

#"we write x=0 to find y-intercept ."#

#x+4y=8#
#0+4y=8#
#4y=8#
#y=8/4#

#y=2#

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