How do you find the x and y intercepts for #x + 2y = 4#?

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How do you find the x and y intercepts for #x + 2y = 4#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-11T15:37:29

Substitute in zero for x and then for y.

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The x intercept occurs when #y=0# and the y intercept occurs when #x=0#
Therefore the x-intercept can be found from #x +2*0 = 4#
#x=4#
The y-intercept is found from #0 + 2y = 4#
#y=2#
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