Question

Find the x- and y-intercept of the line.

x – 6y = 12
(1 point)
Responses

a. x-intercept is 12; y-intercept is –2

b. x-intercept is –6; y-intercept is 1

c. x-intercept is –2; y-intercept is 12

d. x-intercept is 1; y-intercept is –6

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the x-intercept, we set y to 0 and solve for x:

x - 6(0) = 12
x = 12

So the x-intercept is 12.

To find the y-intercept, we set x to 0 and solve for y:
0 - 6y = 12
-6y = 12
y = -2

So the y-intercept is -2.

Therefore, the correct answer is:
a. x-intercept is 12; y-intercept is –2