How do you find the x-intercept of the line $6x + 2y = 24$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-03-24T02:27:00

The x-intercept is the value (or values) where the function crosses the X-axis.

On the X-axis, $y=0$

Therefore the original equation
$6x + 2y = 24$
becomes
$6x +2(0) = 24$
$rarr 6x = 24$
$rarr x = 4$

The x-intercept of the given function is at $(4,0)$

How do you find the x-intercept of the line 6x + 2y = 246x + 2y = 24?