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How do you find the x and y intercepts for #3x+6y=24#?

Answer 1

x intercept is #x=8# and y intercept is #y=4#

Putting #x=0# in the equation we get y-intercept as #3*0+6y=24 or y=4 :.# y intercept is #y=4#

Similarly putting #y=0# in the equation we get x-intercept as #3x+6*0=24 or x=8 :.#x intercept is #x=8# graph{3x+6y=24 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}[Ans]

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Answer 2

Eva Adamson

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

x-intercept: 3x + 6(0) = 24 3x = 24 x = 8

y-intercept: 3(0) + 6y = 24 6y = 24 y = 4

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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.