Question

How do you find the x and y intercepts for `x + y = 4`?

Answer 1

x-intercept = y-intercept = 4

Explanation:

Intercept form of linear equation is `x/a + y/b = 1`

Where a & b are the x & y intercepts.

Given equation is `x + y = 4`

`x/4 + y/4 = 1`

Hence x-intercept = y-intercept = 4