Question

Find the coordinates of the x-intercept.
-x - 2y = 6

Answer 1

Turn the equation into y = mx + c
So add 2y to both sides and take 6 from both sides to get -x - 6 = 2y
Then divide both sides by 2 to get y = -x/2 - 3.
So -3 is the intercept.

Answer 2

So it is (-3,0)

Answer 3

(0, -3)

Answer 4

when finding:

x-intercept, set y=0 and solve for x;
y-intercept, set x=0 and solve for y.

Answer 5

since you wanted the x-intercept, let y=0 then solve for x....

Answer 6

thanks, so if I am trying to find x-intercept for -x + 5y = -15, the answer would be (0,15) just like the other one

Answer 7

Crap sorry, I told you how to get the y intercept. Forget what I said :P

Answer 8

It would be (15,0) for that one because it would be -x = -15 so x = 15

Answer 9

so the answer is (-3,0) if I am looking for the x intercept for the first question

Answer 10

This one would be (-6,0) because -x=6 and x=-6

Answer 11

ok. Thank you so much

Answer 12

Put y equal to zero to find the x intercept as when y = 0 , you are on the x axis.