How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y= 2/3x + 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-17T15:26:39

$x=-6$
$y=4$

To find the x-intercept, substitute $y=0$ into the equation (as the graph crosses the x-axis when y is zero).

$0=2/3x+4$
$2/3x=-4$
$x=-4/(2/3)$
$x=-4*(3/2)$
$x=-6$

Similarly, to find the y-intercept, substitute $x=0$ into the equation.

$y=2/3*0+4$
$y=4$

Hope this helps :)

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