How do you find the x and y intercepts for #y=x#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-28T22:25:20

The linear line #y=x# goes directly through the origin with a slope of 1.

Both the x and the y intercepts is zero

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Answer 2 · 2015-12-29T00:43:24

#x=y#

Put #y=0#
#implies x=0# #x#-intercept

Put #x=0#
#implies y=0# #y#-intercept

#implies# Both #x# and #y# intercepts are #0#.