How do you graph a line written in Standard Form? Set x = 0 and solve for x and set y = 0 and solve for y to find your intercepts. Convert to Slope-Intercept Form and use the value of m for the x-intercept and b for the y intercept. The x-intercept is the coefficient of the x-term in the equation and the y-intercept is the coefficient of the y-term in the equation. Set x = 0 and solve for y and set y = 0 and solve for x to find your intercepts.