How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y=-x+4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-30T12:24:10

x-intercept: $4$
y-intercept: $4$

The x-intercept is the value of $x$ when $y=0$
For the equation $y=-x+4$
this means $0=-x+4 rarr x=4$

Similarly the y-intercept is the value of $y$ when $x=0$
Again, for the equation $y=-x+4$
this means $y=-(0)+4 rarr y=4$

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