How do you find the intercepts for $7x+2y=28$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-28T01:18:34

If you are talking about y intercept, it is 14.

You have 7x+2y=28
You want it in slope-intercept form or y=mx+b

Isolate 7x and move it to the other side.
2y=7x+28

Divide both sides by 2.

You should get y=7/2x+14

This is in slope intercept form, so your slope is 7/2 and your y-intercept is 14.

How do you find the intercepts for 7x+2y=287x+2y=28?