What are the intercepts of the line #y=9/2x - 4#?
1 Answer
May 9, 2018
The y-intercept for the given line is
The x-intercept is
Explanation:
Find the intercepts:
This is a linear equation in slope-intercept form:
where:
Y-intercept: value of
By definition, the y-intercept for the given line is
X-intercept: value of
Substitute
Add
Multiply both sides by
Divide both sides by
The x-intercept is
You can graph the given line by plotting the x- and y-intercepts and drawing a straight line through them.
graph{y=9/2x-4 [-9.77, 10.23, -7.61, 2.39]}