2x-0.5y=8 x and y intercept

To find the x and y intercepts of an equation you can simply replace the x value with 0 if you want to solve for the y intercept, or if you want to solve for the x intercept, replace the y value with 0.

Let's start by solving for the x intercept. To start, let's first replace y with 0. This should look something like this: 2x-0.5 (0) = 8.

Then you solve for x. Since 0 multiplied by - 0.5 is just 0, you end up with this: 2x=8. After that, you divide both sides by 2 and you get x intercept = 4

Now, to solve for the y intercept. To do this, you replace x with 0, which would look something like this: 2 (0) - 0.5y=8. Then, since 0*2 is 0, you are left with this: - 0.5y=8. When you divide, your answer should be y intercept = - 16

To find the y intercept plug in 0 for x. To find the x intercept plug in 0 for y. Solve both equations to get your answer.