How do you find the x and y intercept of #y=2x+24#?

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Jim G.
Jan 29, 2017

#"x-intercept "=-12," y-intercept "=24#

Explanation:

To find the intercepts.

#• " let x=0, in the equation, to find y-intercept"#

#• " let y=0, in the equation, to find x-intercept"#

#x=0toy=0+24toy=24larrcolor(red)"y-intercept"#

#y=0to2x+24=0to2x=-24#

#rArrx=(-24)/2=-12larrcolor(red)"x-intercept"#
graph{2x+24 [-160, 160, -80, 80]}

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