Intercepts of lines review (x-intercepts and y-intercepts) (article) | Khan Academy (2024)
The x-intercept is where a line crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis. Thinking about intercepts helps us graph linear equations.
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Math can be fun sometimes if you do it right lol
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it was sort of an obligation for me to be here but by seeing the progress I made in only 9 days ( i used to know almost nothing about math) I'm now addicted to learning it and i can't stop it's really fun (my eyes are burning from the screen rn cuz i've been studying for hours straight)
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help me solve this problem step by step 1/3x-2 find the x,y intercept
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mari
a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to mari's post “there is no interception ...”
there is no interception points because that isn't a linear equation
4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Juan Perez's post “How do i find the y and x...”
How do i find the y and x intercepts of an equation in standard form??
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Kim Seidel
4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Kim Seidel's post “You can always find the X...”
You can always find the X-intercept by setting Y to 0 in the equation and solve for X.
Similarly, you can always find the Y-intercept by setting X to 0 in the equation and solve for Y.
Hope this helps.
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this type of stuff is soooo confusing and too me it give off little explaination when it be like "well we r gon' to zoom in" like child what in da world how do we "zoom in" or "zoom out"? i am i 8th grade but sometime when oing this math it makes me feel like a 9th grader in the 8th grade!! does anyone else agree?
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i mean, teachers do say 8th grade is just a transition to 9th, or maybe thats just my school, who knows.
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LOLyue
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if the question is y=5x+random number how to find x intercept?
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Kim Seidel
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In all equations, you find the x-intercept by using y=0 in the equation and solving for x.
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is there any way to figure out the x and y intercept from the table? the table thing is really confusing so i wonder if there is any equations for the table itself.
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NeutronSt4r
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There are separate formulas for calculating intercepts:
y intercept: if the equation is y=mx+b, the y intercept is b x intercept: if the equation is y=mx+b, the x intercept is -b/m
To figure out the x and y intercepts from a table, you can use the formula
slope =(y₂ - y₁)/(x₂ - x₁) and figure out the equation first. Then you plug in the numbers from the table into the equation and use the formulas for the x and y intercepts to figure out what you need.
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Kim Seidel
6 months agoPosted 6 months ago. Direct link to Kim Seidel's post “First, this is the review...”
First, this is the review. Maybe you need to start at the beginning of the lesson to get a better understanding. Ask questions as you go. Do the practice problems to reinforce what you are learning. If you get something wrong, use the hints to find and understand your mistake so you learn how to avoid the error. Then, try the review lesson again.
Here's a quick overview:
The X-intercept is the point where the line crosses the x-axis. So, it must be a point on the x-axis. Any point that is on the x-axis will have a y-value of 0. So, you find the x-intercept by using y=0 in the equation and solve for X. You will then have a point (x-value, 0) that is the x-intercept.
Similarly, the Y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, so it must be a point that is on the y-axis. All points on the y-axis have an x-value of 0. Thus, to find the y-intercept, you use x=0 in the equation and solve for Y. You will then have a point (0, y-value) that is the y-intercept.
Hope this helps.
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Luke Olsen
5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Luke Olsen's post “what is the x- intercept ...”
what is the x- intercept in the equation y=8/-1x-22
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naverdo
4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to naverdo's post “To find x-intercept, take...”
To find x-intercept, take y=0 0 = 8/-1x-22 -x-22 = 8 -x = -8 + 22 -x = 14 x = -14 Therefore, x-intercept = (-14,0) [Assuming I got your question right]
So, you find the x-intercept by using y=0 in the equation and solve for X. You will then have a point (x-value, 0) that is the x-intercept. Similarly, the Y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, so it must be a point that is on the y-axis. All points on the y-axis have an x-value of 0.
The x-intercept is the point at which the graph crosses the x-axis.At this point, the y-coordinate is zero.The y-intercept is the point at which the graph crosses the y-axis. At this point, the x-coordinate is zero.
Each of the points at which a line crosses the x-axis and the y-axis is called an intercept of the line. Let's look at the graph of the lines shown below. Do you see a pattern? For each row, the y- coordinate of the point where the line crosses the x- axis is zero.
You can always find the X-intercept by setting Y to 0 in the equation and solve for X. Similarly, you can always find the Y-intercept by setting X to 0 in the equation and solve for Y.
Since the y-intercept always has a corresponding x-value of 0, replace x with 0 in the equation and solve for y. On a graph, the y-intercept can be found by finding the value of y when x=0. This is the point at which the graph crosses through the y-axis.
The y-intercept of a line is the value of y where the line crosses the y-axis. In other words, it is the value of y when the value of x is equal to 0. Sometimes this has true meaning for the model that the line provides, but other times it is meaningless. We will encounter examples of both types in this section.
Intercepts are those points on a Cartesian coordinate system where the graph of an equation or function crosses the x- and y-axes. To find the x-intercept algebraically, simply set y to 0 and solve for x. Conversely, to find the y-intercept, set the value of x to 0 and solve for y.
The x-intercept is the y-value when x=0. Similarly, the y-intercept is the x-value when y=0. Both make it easier to sketch graphs of functions, particularly when the functions are linear. In that case, you can just mark these points on a graph and join them with a straight line to easily draw the graph.
Here is an example of a y-intercept. Consider the line y = x+ 3. This graph meets the y-axis at the point (0,3). Thus (0,3) is the y-intercept of the line y = x+ 3.
The intercept form of the equation of a line is x/a + y/b = 1. The intercept form of the equation of a line makes the x-intercept of 'a' units, and the y-intercept of 'b' units. Based on the sign of the intercepts we can find the quadrants through which the line passes through.
Given two points on a line, we can write an equation for that line by finding the slope between those points, then solving for the y-intercept in the slope-intercept equation y=mx+b.
The formula is SI = P × R × T / 100, where SI is the simple interest, P is the principal, R is the interest rate, and T is the time in years. To find the principal in simple interest, rearrange the formula: P = SI × 100 / (R × T).
To find the vertex (h, k) of a parabola that is in intercept form y = a(x - p) (x - q): Use h = (p + q) / 2 for finding h. Substitute x = h in the equation of parabola to find k.
The y-intercept is given by x = 0: y = a(0 [ 2 ] ) + b(0) + c = c. Thus, the y-intercept is (0, c). The x-intercept is given by y = 0: 0 = ax [ 2 ] + bx + c.
Use the slope and one of the points to solve for the y-intercept (b). One of your points can replace the x and y, and the slope you just calculated replaces the m of your equation y = mx + b. Then b is the only variable left. Use the tools you know for solving for a variable to solve for b.
Answer: To find the x-intercept of a rational function, we substitute y = 0 in the function and find the corresponding value of x, and to find the y-intercept of a rational function, we substitute x = 0 in the function and find the corresponding value of y.
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