Graphing 7 - x and y intercepts

In this lesson, you will learn how to find the x and y intercepts of a line to graph it. This method is particularly useful when the equation is not solved for y. To find the x intercept, simply let y equals 0 and solve for x. To find the y intercept, let x equals 0 and solve for y. Once you have these two points, plot them and use a straight edge to draw the line. You can then check your work by plugging in other values for x and y to make sure they satisfy the equation of the line.

Covers how to find the x and y intercepts of a line, and how to plot those points to graph the line. This is part 7 of a series of videos about graphing lines.

• How do you graph the line 2x - 3y = 6 by making a table of ordered pairs, plotting them, and drawing the line through the points?
• How do you know which values to pick for x to make a table when the equation has a fraction in it?
• How do you graph equations in standard form by plotting x- and y-intercepts?
• How do you find the x-intercept and y-intercept of a line in standard form?
• What is the x-intercept and y-intercept of 2x - 3y = 6?
• How do you graph the line 2x - 3y = 6 by finding intercepts?
• If 2x - 3y = 6 and y = 0, how do you find x?
• If 2x - 3y = 6 and x = 0, how do you find y?
• How do you graph a line if you know the x-intercept and y-intercept?
• How can you check if a point on a line is a solution to the equation?
• How do you find the x-intercept and y-intercept of 5x + 3y = 15?
• How can you check to see if (6, -5) is a solution to the equation 5x + 3y = 15?