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Determine the intercepts of the line.
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y+5=2(x+1)

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To find the intercepts of the line represented by the equation:

y + 5 = 2(x + 1)

We can rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form, which is y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.

First, we can simplify the equation:

y + 5 = 2x + 2

Subtracting 5 from both sides, we get:

y = 2x - 3

So, the slope of the line is 2.

To find the y-intercept, we can set x = 0 and solve for y:

y = 2(0) - 3
y = -3

Therefore, the y-intercept is (0, -3).

To find the x-intercept, we can set y = 0 and solve for x:

0 = 2x - 3
3 = 2x
x = 3/2

Therefore, the x-intercept is (3/2, 0).
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