Linear Equations X and Y Intercepts

The ___________ is the point where a line crosses the x-axis.

• y-intercept

• x-intercept

• domain

• range

What is a y-intercept?

• The value of y when x is zero

• The value of x when y is zero

• Slope

• where a line intersects the x-axis

What is another name for the x-intercept of a graph?

• y-intercept

• Zero

• x-axis

• They don't have another name

In the linear equation

y = mx + b,

what does m stand for?

• Slope

• y-intercept

• Solution

• x-intercept

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What can we find easily in standard form?

• vertex

• zeros/x-intercepts

• y-intercept

What is the y-intercept of
2x-5y=35?

• (0,-7)

• (-7,0)

• (35/2, 0)

• (0,35/2)

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Name the x- and y-intercepts for the equation:
5x - 3y = 15

• (3, 0) and (0, -5)

• (0, 3) and (-5, 0)

• (5, 15) and (15, 3)

• (0, -3) and (5, 0)

What are the x- and y-intercepts of the linear function given by the equation x + y = -2

• (-2, -2)

• (-2, 0) and (0, -2)

• (0, 0)

• (2, 0) and (0, 2)

What is the slope-intercept form of a line?

• Ax + By = C

• y = mx + b

• y - y1 = m(x - x1)

• y = Ax + By

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What information is enough to be able to graph a line?

• two points

• slope and y-intercept

• x- and y-intercepts

• a point and a dream