Answer:
I'm going to use the following as an example.
[tex]2x + 4y = 8[/tex]
To find the y-intercept, set x equal to 0 then solve for y.
[tex]2(0) + 4y = 8[/tex]
two times zero is zero, so we have the following equation.
[tex]4y = 8[/tex]
Solve for y
[tex] \frac{4y}{4} = \frac{8}{4} \\ y = 2[/tex]
Your first point you will graph is (0, 2).
Now solve for the x intercept. To do this, set y = 0.
[tex]2x + 4(0) = 8[/tex]
4(0) = 0, so you can remove it, and solve for x.
[tex]2x = 8[/tex]
[tex] \frac{2x}{2} = \frac{8}{2} \\ x = 4[/tex]
Now the next point you have is (4, 0). plot that point. Connect the two points with a line and you are done.
