The -intercept of a line is where the line intersects the -axis. For instance, consider the line that passes through the point and has a slope of How can we find the -intercept of this line?
We already know values for , and so we can just substitute them into the equation and then solve for :
So, the -intercept is The coordinates of the -intercept are
Find the -intercept of the line that passes through the point and has a slope of
Since the line passes through the point and its slope is , we substitute , and into the equation in slope-intercept form:
So, the -intercept is The coordinates of the -intercept are
Consider the line that has a slope of $4$ and passes through the point $(3, 17).$ What are the coordinates of the $y$-intercept?
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a
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$\left(0,-5\right)$ |
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b
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$\left(0,29\right)$ |
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c
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$\left(0,5\right)$ |
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d
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$\left(0,19\right)$ |
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e
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$\left(0,\dfrac{17}{12}\right)$ |
Suppose a line has a slope of $-3$ and passes through the point $(7, 13).$ Where does the line cross the $y$-axis?
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a
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$\left(0,-8\right)$ |
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b
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$\left(0,13\right)$ |
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c
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$\left(0,8\right)$ |
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d
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$\left(0,34\right)$ |
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e
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$\left(0,-34\right)$ |
Consider the line that has a slope of $\dfrac 1 4$ and passes through the point $(12, 6).$ What are the coordinates of the $y$-intercept?
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a
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$\left(0,6\right)$ |
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b
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$\left(0,3\right)$ |
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c
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$\left(0,-2\right)$ |
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d
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$\left(0,2\right)$ |
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e
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$\left(0,-3\right)$ |
Find the equation of the line that passes through the points and
We will write the equation of the line in the slope-intercept form So, we need to work out the slope and the -intercept
First, we calculate the slope using the given points:
Substituting the slope into the slope-intercept formula we reach
We now need to find the -intercept We can find this by substituting the coordinates of a point on the line. Any point will do, so let's substitute
Therefore, the equation of the line is
Determine the equation of the line that passes through the points $(2,7)$ and $(3,11).$
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a
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$y=4x+1$ |
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b
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$y=3x-3$ |
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c
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$y=2x-6$ |
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d
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$y=3x-1$ |
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e
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$y=4x-1$ |
Find the equation of the line that passes through the points $(4,-5)$ and $(-2,1).$
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a
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$y=-2x+3$ |
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b
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$y=-x+3$ |
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c
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$y=-x-3$ |
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d
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$y=-x-1$ |
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e
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$y=-2x+1$ |
Find the equation of the line that passes through the points $(1,1)$ and $(3,2).$
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a
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$y=\dfrac {1}{2}x- \dfrac{3}{2}$ |
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b
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$y=2x+ \dfrac{1}{2}$ |
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c
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$y=\dfrac {1}{2}x+ 1$ |
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d
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$y=2x+ 2$ |
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e
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$y=\dfrac {1}{2}x+ \dfrac{1}{2}$ |
The -intercept of a line is where the line intersects the -axis. For instance, consider the line . How can we find the -intercept of this line?
At the -intercept, the -coordinate is equal to So, we can substitute into the equation and then solve for
Therefore, the -intercept is The coordinates of the -intercept are
Calculate the -intercept of the line that passes through the point and has a slope of
First, we need to find the equation of the line. We know that so we can write the equation of the line as
It remains to find the -intercept of the line. We can do that by substituting the point into the equation and solving for as follows:
So, the equation of the line is
At the -intercept, the -coordinate is equal to So, we can substitute into the equation and then solve for
Therefore, the -intercept is The coordinates of the -intercept are
Calculate the $x$-intercept of the line $y=16x+18.$
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a
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$\dfrac{9}{2}$ |
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b
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$-\dfrac{3}{8}$ |
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c
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$\dfrac{9}{8}$ |
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d
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$-\dfrac{9}{8}$ |
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e
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$\dfrac{1}{8}$ |
Calculate the $x$-intercept of the line $y=-4x-16.$
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a
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$\dfrac{1}{4}$ |
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b
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$4$ |
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c
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$-\dfrac{1}{4}$ |
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d
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$8$ |
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e
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$-4$ |
Calculate the $x$-intercept of the line that passes through the point $(1,12)$ and has a slope of $3.$
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a
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$-3$ |
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b
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$-2$ |
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c
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$9$ |
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d
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$6$ |
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e
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$3$ |
A vertical line passes through the point Calculate the coordinates of the -intercept of
On any vertical line, all points have the same -coordinate.
The -coordinate of the point is so the -coordinate of the -intercept is also
Therefore, the coordinates of the -intercept are
A horizontal line $l$ passes through the point $(2,5).$ Calculate the coordinates of the $y$-intercept of $l.$
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a
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$(2,0)$ |
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b
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$(5,0)$ |
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c
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$(0,5)$ |
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d
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$(0,2)$ |
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e
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There is no $y$-intercept |
A vertical line $l$ passes through the point $(3,5).$ Calculate the coordinates of the $x$-intercept of $l.$
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a
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$(5,0)$ |
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b
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$(0,3)$ |
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c
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$(3,0)$ |
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d
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There is no $x$-intercept |
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e
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$(0,5)$ |
Find the $x$-intercept of $y=4.$
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a
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$5$ |
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b
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$3$ |
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c
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There is no $x$-intercept |
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d
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$4$ |
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e
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$-4$ |