How do you find the x and y intercepts of xy=4?

1 Answer
Feb 27, 2017

x-intercept: 4
y-intercept: 4

Explanation:

The x-intercept is the value of x where the equation crosses the X-axis; note that the X-axis is the collection of points for which y=0, so another way of saying this is: the x-intercept is the value of x when y=0
(xy=4) with y=0(x0=4)(x=4)

Similarly, the y-intercept is the value of y when x=0
(xy=4) with x=0(0y=4)(y=4)