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

$y = - x - 2$

Step 1

Find the x-intercepts.

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

$0 = - x - 2$

Solve the equation.

Rewrite the equation as $- x - 2 = 0$ .

$- x - 2 = 0$

Add $2$ to both sides of the equation.

$- x = 2$

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 $y$ .

$y = - (0) - 2$

Solve the equation.

Remove parentheses.

$y = - (0) - 2$

Simplify $- (0) - 2$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $0$ .

$y = 0 - 2$

Subtract $2$ from $0$ .

$y = - 2$

y-intercept(s) in point form.

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

Step 3

List the intersections.

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

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

Step 4