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How do you graph #y=0# using the intercepts?

Answer 1

The graph is the horizontal axis.

This equation says that for all values of x, y is zero. In other words every value for x is an intercept. Therefore, the graph would be the line connecting all of these intercepts i.e. the horizontal axis.

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Answer 2

Eva Adamson

To graph ( y = 0 ) using intercepts:

Let ( x = 0 ), then ( y = 0 ). This gives you the ( y )-intercept.
Let ( y = 0 ), then any value of ( x ) satisfies the equation. This gives you the ( x )-intercept.
Plot these intercept points on the coordinate plane.
Draw a straight line passing through both intercept points.
This line represents the graph of ( y = 0 ), which is the x-axis.

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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.