QuestionGraph this line using intercepts: Click to select points on the graph.
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
We need to draw a line on the graph by finding where it crosses the and axes.
Watch out!
Don't mix up the and intercepts!
Also, remember that intercepts are where the line crosses the axes, not just any point on the line.
STEP 2
1. Find the x-intercept
2. Find the y-intercept
3. Plot the intercepts and draw the line
STEP 3
To find the -intercept, we set equal to **zero** in our equation, because the -intercept is where the line crosses the -axis, and the -value is always zero there.
Think of it like this: the -axis is just a horizontal line where is always zero!
STEP 4
So, we substitute into our equation :
STEP 5
Now, we want to isolate , so we **divide both sides** of the equation by **7**.
Remember, what we do to one side, we *must* do to the other to keep things balanced!
So, our -intercept is !
STEP 6
Now, let's find the -intercept!
Similar to before, the -intercept is where the line crosses the -axis, and the -value is always **zero** there.
The -axis is just a vertical line where is always zero!
STEP 7
We substitute into our equation :
STEP 8
We want by itself, not .
We can **multiply both sides** by to get all alone:
So our -intercept is !
STEP 9
We found our **x-intercept** is and our **y-intercept** is .
Now, we **plot these two points** on the graph.
STEP 10
Finally, we **draw a straight line** through these two points, extending it beyond the points in both directions.
And there you have it, the line of the equation graphed using its intercepts!
STEP 11
The line passes through the points and .
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