Question

How do you find the x and y intercepts for `5x-y+2=0`?

Answer 1

`(0,2)` and `(-2/5,0)`

Explanation:

`5x-y+2=0`
for `x=0`,
`-y+2=0`
`=>y=2`
One of the intercepts is `(0,2)`
for `y=0`,
`5x+2=0`
`=>x=-2/5`
The other intercept is `(-2/5,0)`