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How do you graph #2x+2y=-4# using intercepts?

Answer 1

Explained below.

In the intercept form the given equation can be written as , #x/(-2) +y/(-2) =1#.

Here x intercept is -2 and y intercept is also -2. To graph the line. mark the intercepts at (-2,0) and (0,-2) and draw the line joining the two intercepts for the desired graph.

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To graph the equation (2x + 2y = -4) using intercepts:

Find the x-intercept: Set (y = 0) and solve for (x). [2x + 2(0) = -4 \Rightarrow 2x = -4 \Rightarrow x = -2]
Find the y-intercept: Set (x = 0) and solve for (y). [2(0) + 2y = -4 \Rightarrow 2y = -4 \Rightarrow y = -2]
Plot the x-intercept ((-2, 0)) and the y-intercept ((0, -2)).
Draw a straight line through these two points to represent the graph of (2x + 2y = -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.