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

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

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)