How do you find the x and y intercepts of 2x+5y−10=0?

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Mena A.
Apr 6, 2017

You have to let one be 0

Explanation:

To do find the intercept you have to let one of them = 0 and do algebra

For the X intercept let y = 0
For the Y intercept let X = 0

X Intercept

2x+5y−10=0
2x+5(0)−10=0
2x−10+10=0+10
2x /2=102
x=5

Do the same for y and you are done!

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