Using the x and y intercept to graph linear equations youve learned one way to graph a standard form equation by converting it to slope intercept form click here to review this lesson there is another way to graph standard form equations and that is to find the x and y intercepts now lets review what the term intercepts means. Example 1 graph the equation of the line 2x 4y8 using its intercepts i hope you recognize that this is an equation of a line in standard form where both the x and y variables are found on one side of the equation opposite the constant term it is a common practice in an algebra class to ask students to graph the line using the intercept method when the line is in standard form. Graphing using x and y intercepts created by sal khan and monterey institute for technology and educationwatch the next lesson https wwwkhanacademyorg. learn how to graph linear equations written in standard form when given a linear equation in standard form to graph the equation we first rewrite the