What are the intercepts for #2x - 5y=50#?

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Jim G.
Jun 7, 2018

#"y-intercept "=-10," x-intercept "=25#

Explanation:

#"to find the intercepts, that is where the graph crosses"#
#"the x and y axes"#

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

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

#x=0rArr0-5y=50rArry=-10larrcolor(red)"y-intercept"#

#y=0rArr2x-0=50rArrx=25larrcolor(red)"x-intercept"#

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