Find the x and y Intercepts -x-2y=2

$- x - 2 y = 2$

Step 1

Find the x-intercepts.

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

$- x - 2 \cdot 0 = 2$

Solve the equation.

Simplify $- x - 2 \cdot 0$ .

Multiply $- 2$ by $0$ .

$- x + 0 = 2$

Add $- x$ and $0$ .

$- x = 2$

Divide each term in $- x = 2$ by $- 1$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- x = 2$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{- x}{- 1} = \frac{2}{- 1}$

Simplify the left side.

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{x}{1} = \frac{2}{- 1}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{2}{- 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $2$ by $- 1$ .

$x = - 2$

x-intercept(s) in point form.

x-intercept(s): $(- 2, 0)$

Step 2

Find the y-intercepts.

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

$- (0) - 2 y = 2$

Solve the equation.

Simplify $- (0) - 2 y$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$0 - 2 y = 2$

Subtract $2 y$ from $0$ .

$- 2 y = 2$

Divide each term in $- 2 y = 2$ by $- 2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 2 y = 2$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{2}{- 2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{2}{- 2}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{2}{- 2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $2$ by $- 2$ .

$y = - 1$

y-intercept(s) in point form.

y-intercept(s): $(0, - 1)$

Step 3

List the intersections.

x-intercept(s): $(- 2, 0)$

y-intercept(s): $(0, - 1)$

Step 4

Find the x and y Intercepts -x-2y=2

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