Find the x and y Intercepts (x^2)/16+(y^2)/9=1

$\frac{x^{2}}{16} + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$

Find the x-intercepts.

To find the x-intercept(s), substitute in $0$ for $y$ and solve for $x$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(0)}^{2}}{9} = 1$

Solve the equation.

Simplify $\frac{x^{2}}{16} + \frac{{(0)}^{2}}{9}$ .

Simplify each term.

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{16} + \frac{0}{9} = 1$

Divide $0$ by $9$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{16} + 0 = 1$

Add $\frac{x^{2}}{16}$ and $0$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{16} = 1$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $16$ .

$16 \frac{x^{2}}{16} = 16 \cdot 1$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $16$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$16 \frac{x^{2}}{16} = 16 \cdot 1$

Rewrite the expression.

$x^{2} = 16 \cdot 1$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $16$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} = 16$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$x = \pm \sqrt{16}$

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{16}$ .

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$x = \pm \sqrt{4^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$x = \pm 4$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

First, use the positive value of the $\pm$ to find the first solution.

$x = 4$

Next, use the negative value of the $\pm$ to find the second solution.

$x = - 4$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

$x = 4, - 4$

x-intercept(s) in point form.

x-intercept(s): $(4, 0), (- 4, 0)$

Find the y-intercepts.

To find the y-intercept(s), substitute in $0$ for $x$ and solve for $y$ .

$\frac{{(0)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$

Solve the equation.

Simplify $\frac{{(0)}^{2}}{16} + \frac{y^{2}}{9}$ .

Simplify each term.

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$\frac{0}{16} + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$

Divide $0$ by $16$ .

$0 + \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$

Add $0$ and $\frac{y^{2}}{9}$ .

$\frac{y^{2}}{9} = 1$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $9$ .

$9 \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 9 \cdot 1$

Simplify both sides of the equation.

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $9$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$9 \frac{y^{2}}{9} = 9 \cdot 1$

Rewrite the expression.

$y^{2} = 9 \cdot 1$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply $9$ by $1$ .

$y^{2} = 9$

Take the square root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$y = \pm \sqrt{9}$

Simplify $\pm \sqrt{9}$ .

Rewrite $9$ as $3^{2}$ .

$y = \pm \sqrt{3^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$y = \pm 3$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

First, use the positive value of the $\pm$ to find the first solution.

$y = 3$

Next, use the negative value of the $\pm$ to find the second solution.

$y = - 3$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

$y = 3, - 3$

y-intercept(s) in point form.

y-intercept(s): $(0, 3), (0, - 3)$

List the intersections.

x-intercept(s): $(4, 0), (- 4, 0)$

y-intercept(s): $(0, 3), (0, - 3)$

Find the x and y Intercepts (x^2)/16+(y^2)/9=1

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