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How do you find the x and y intercept given #g(x) = 54x - 1#?

Answer 1

#y = -1#
#x = 1/54#.

#g(x) = 54x - 1#. Let #g(x)# be #y#. So, #y = 54x - 1#. When we find the #y# intercept, we know that #x# is 0, so, #y = 54(0) -1#, #y = -1#. When we find the #x# intercept, we know that #y# is 0, so, #0 = 54x -1#. We solve for #x#, so, #54x = 1#, #x = 1/54#.

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To find the x-intercept, set y (or g(x)) to zero and solve for x. To find the y-intercept, set x to zero and solve for y (or g(x)).

For the x-intercept: 0 = 54x - 1 54x = 1 x = 1/54

So, the x-intercept is (1/54, 0).

For the y-intercept: g(0) = 54(0) - 1 g(0) = -1

So, the y-intercept is (0, -1).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.