Question

How do you find the x and y intercepts for `y = 5 – 1/2x`?

Answer 1

`x` intercept is `10` and `y` intercept is `5`.

Explanation:

`y=5-1/2x`

For `y=0`,
`1/2x=5`
`=>x=10`

For `x=0`,
`y=5`

Therefore `x` intercept is `10` and `y` intercept is `5`.