Identify M and B Intercepts

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

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

• y-intercept

• x-intercept

• domain

• range

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

• y-intercept

• Zero

• x-axis

• They don't have another name

Identify the slope and y-intercept of:
y = 1/2x - 1

• slope: 1/2   y-intercept:  -1 

• slope: 2/1   y-intercept:  -1

• slope: 3   y-intercept:  -3 

• slope: 2  y-intercept:  5 

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the y-intercept of the graph shown?

• 2

• -3

• 3

What is the y-intercept of the line
y = 4x - 6?

• 4

• 4x

• 6

• -6

Which of these lines will intercept the y-axis at 5?

• y = 5x

• y = x - 5

• 5y = 5x + 5

• y = x + 5

What is the y-intercept?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

Identify the zero and the y-intercept

Which of these lines will intercept the y-axis at 5?

• y = 5x

• y = x - 5

• 5y = 5x + 5

• y = x + 5