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How do you find the x and y intercepts for #y=x#?

Answer 1

Abigail Allen

The linear line #y=x# goes directly through the origin with a slope of 1.

Both the x and the y intercepts is zero

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

#x=y#

Put #y=0# #implies x=0# #x#-intercept

Put #x=0# #implies y=0# #y#-intercept

#implies# Both #x# and #y# intercepts are #0#.

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Answer 3

Avery Alexander

To find the x-intercept, set y = 0 and solve for x. To find the y-intercept, set x = 0 and solve for y. For the equation y = x, the x-intercept is (0, 0) and the y-intercept is also (0, 0).

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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.