Question

How do you find the x and y intercept given `y = -x + 1000`?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

To find the `y`-intercept, set `x` equal to `0` and calculate `y`:

`y = -0 + 1000`

`y = 1000` or `(0, 1000)`

To find the `x`-intercept, set `y` equal to `0` and solve for `x`:

`0 = -x + 1000`

`0 + color(red)(x) = -x + color(red)(x) + 1000`

`x = 0 + 1000`

`x = 1000` or `(1000, 0)`