how do you solve for a intercept like and x-intercerpt for example 8x − 1y = −6 find its x-intercerpt

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amistre64 · Answer

it stems from the very definition of what an x intercept is

amistre64 · Answer

how would you define an x intercept

apoorvk · Answer

see x-intercept is the length of the segment from origin to the point where the line cuts the X-axis.
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now the at the point of x-intercept, ordinate is zero. ( the 'y' part)

so in the equation of the line substitute y with 0. now the value of x will be the coordinate of the intersection point and also the mength of the intercept.


so if the point is (a,0) then the intercept is a units long.