Question

10x + 4y = 20
what are the x and y intercepts and why

Answer 1

To find the x-intercept, set
`y = 0`

and solve for
`x`.

`10x + 4y = 20 \\ 10x + 0 = 20 \\ 10x = 20 \\ x = 2 \\(2 ,0)`

To find the y-intercept, set
`x = 0`

and solve for
`y`.

`10x + 4y = 20 \\ 0 + 4y = 20 \\ 4y = 20 \\ y = 5 \\(0,5)`