what is the x and y intercept of 2x=-1?

Answer 1

That basically becomes x= -1/2

This line intersects the x-axis at (duh) x=-1/2
The x intercept is the x-coordinate where y=0

The line doesn't intercept the y axis at all.
The y intercept is the y coordinate when x=0 and since x cannot = 0, there is not y intercept.

Answer 2

Well, if 2x= -1, then x= -1/2. All points are then possible for y while x stays constant. Thus you have a vertical line with an x intercept at -1/2 (the point x= -1/2, y=0). Being a vertical line, it is parallel to the vertical y axis and thus will have no y intercept.

Answer 3

This is a line. Everwhere on the line, the value of x = -(1/2). It is the only value of x that keeps the equality valid.

This line intercepts the x axis at x = -(1/2) -- it has no choice, given that x = -(1/2) everywhere on the line.

When a line intercepts the y axis, the value of x must be zero at that spot. However, in this case, the value of x can never be zero, because it must always be -(1/2). Therefore, there is no y-intercept.

Answer 4

Equation for a Line is y=mx+b

b is the y intercept

you must rearange your equation to get y=2x+1 [Add 1 to both sides]

Now let x=0 and you will find the y intercept

y=2(0)+ 1
y=1 (i.e. y is equal to 1 when x is zero)

If you let y=0, you find the x intercept

0=2x+1 >> -1=2x >> x = -1/2 (i.e. x=-1/2 when y is equal to zero)

So...this line crosses the y axis at 1 and the x axis at -1/2 (-0.5)

Answer 5

if you draw the "thing" that satisfy the equation 2x=-1,
you notice that its independent of y. so y can be everuthing.
now for the x, 2x = -1, thus x = -1/2 = - 0.5

so x is minus a half, and all y's are ok,
well that is a vertical line passing through the point (-0.5, 0 )

i dont know what x and y intercept you want.

Is it for a particular problem that you have ?
maybe with putting wallpaper ? or tiling a floor ?

Answer 6

first of all divide 2 on each side. you'll get -1/2. so no matter what y is x is always -1/2. so obviously -1/2 is the x-intercept. there is no y-intercept because the line doesn't cross the y-axis.

Answer 7

x=-1 y=0

Answer 8

there is no y-intercept....and the x - intercept would be -1/2.

Answer 9

first, this is a line

and it's on x= -½