x-intercept and y-intercept

How do you find the x-intercept and y-intercept, of this line?
8x - 2y = 32

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To find the x-intercept, put 0 in for y:
8x - 2y = 32
8x - 2(0) = 32   {substituted 0 in for y}
8x = 32   {multiplied 2 by 0}
x = 4   {divided both sides by 8}
x-intercept = 4 .....coordinates are (4,0)

To find the y-intercept, put 0 in for x:
8x - 2y = 32 
8(0) - 2y = 32   {substituted 0 in for x}
-2y = 32   {multiplied 8 by 0}
y = -16   {divided both sides by -2}
y-intercept = -16.....coordinates are (0,-16)

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