find the y and x intercepts for the equation

Question

-4x+7y=56 type an ordered pair

Answer 1

Hi Jazmine.

What is an intercept?

Don't know - check your reading or Google it.

 

So now that you know what an intercept is,

How do you solve for this?

 

First you need to solve for x-intercept since you now know what y is.

Then you need to solve for y-intercept since you now know what x is.

 

Does this help get you to the answer?

Answer 2

Hi Jazmine,

 

To find the y-intercept, set x=0 and solve for y.

To find the x=intercept, set y=0 and solve for x.

 

y-intercept

-4x+7y=56

7y=56

y=8

 

x-intercept

-4x+7y=56
-4x=56
x=-14