What are the intercepts of $-y=6(x+8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-06T00:34:31

x-intercept = $color(green)( -8$
y-intercept = $color(green)(-48$

graph{y = -6(x+8) [-65.9, 65.73, -52.5, 16.1]}

An intercept is where a line crosses an axis.

First you multiply both sides by $-1$ so $y = -6(x+8)$ .

Next set $y = 0$ to find the x-intercept .
$0 = -6(x+8)$

distribute $-6$
0 = -6x-48

and solve for x
$48 = -6x$
$color(green)(x = -8$

To find the y-intercept , set $x = 0$ and solve.

$y = 6(0)-48$
$color(green)(y = -48$

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