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To find the x-intercept of the line, set y = 0 and solve for x:


\begin{gathered} x+2y=-2 \\ x+2(0)=-2 \\ x+0=-2 \\ x=-2 \\ \text{Then, the x-intercept is the point (-2,0)} \end{gathered}

To find the y-intercept of the line, set x = 0 and solve for y:


\begin{gathered} x+2y=-2 \\ 0+2y=-2 \\ 2y=-2 \\ \text{ Divide by 2 from both sides of the equation} \\ (2y)/(2)=(-2)/(2) \\ y=-1 \\ \text{Then, the y-intercept is the point (0,-1)} \end{gathered}

Finally, to graph the line, locate these two points on the Cartesian plane and then join them:

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