Find the x and y Intercepts x-2y=8

$x - 2 y = 8$

Step 1

Find the x-intercepts.

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

$x - 2 \cdot 0 = 8$

Simplify $x - 2 \cdot 0$ .

Multiply $- 2$ by $0$ .

$x + 0 = 8$

Add $x$ and $0$ .

$x = 8$

x-intercept(s) in point form.

x-intercept(s): $(8, 0)$

Step 2

Find the y-intercepts.

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

$(0) - 2 y = 8$

Solve the equation.

Subtract $2 y$ from $0$ .

$- 2 y = 8$

Divide each term in $- 2 y = 8$ by $- 2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 2 y = 8$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{8}{- 2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{8}{- 2}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $8$ by $- 2$ .

$y = - 4$

y-intercept(s) in point form.

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

Step 3

List the intersections.

x-intercept(s): $(8, 0)$

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

Step 4