Question

The X-intercept of 2x - y = 6 is -6.

Answer 1

The given equation is

`2x-y=6`

To find the x-intercept, we have to evaluate the equation when y = 0.

`\begin{gathered} 2x-y=6 \\ 2x-0=6 \\ 2x=6 \end{gathered}`

Divide each side by 2

`\begin{gathered} (2x)/(2)=(6)/(2) \\ x=3 \end{gathered}`

As you can observe, the x-intercept is 3.

Therefore, the statement is false: -6 is not the x-intercept.