IXL | Find x- and y-intercepts

Find the

-intercept

of the line

–

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper fraction, not as an ordered

pair.

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Find the

-intercept

of the line

–

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper fraction, not as an ordered

pair.

key idea

The

-intercept

of a line is the value of

where the line crosses the

-axis.

It is the

-value

when

solution

To find the

-intercept,

you can plug in

and solve for

–

(

)

–

Plug in

–

Simplify

Divide both sides by

–

and simplify

–

Divide both sides by

–

and simplify

The

-intercept

–

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Slope-intercept form

Lesson: Standard form of linear equations

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M.8Solve two-step equations

Lesson: Slope-intercept form

Lesson: Standard form of linear equations

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