Exploring Intercepts in Mathematics

What is an interception in football?

• When the ball is kicked out of bounds

• When a player from the opposing team catches the ball intended for the receiver

• When the receiver drops the ball

• When the quarterback catches the ball

What does the y-intercept represent in a graph?

• Where the line crosses the x-axis

• The slope of the line

• Where the line crosses the y-axis

• The point where x equals zero

How do you find the x-intercept of a line from its equation?

• Find the slope of the line

• Set both x and y to zero

• Plug in 0 for x and solve for y

• Plug in 0 for y and solve for x

If the equation of a line is 3x - 2y = 12, what is the y-intercept?

• 6

• -6

• 4

• -4

What is the x-intercept of the equation 3x - 2y = 12?

• 4

• -4

• 6

• -6

When graphing the equation 2x - 4y = 8, what is the y-intercept?

• 2

• -2

• 4

• -4

For the equation 2x - 4y = 8, what is the x-intercept?

• 2

• -2

• 4

• -4

In the equation y = 1/3x - 2, what is the x-intercept?

• -6

• -2

• 6

• 2

What does the line represent in a graph where the x-axis is the number of pizzas and the y-axis is the number of drinks?

• The total cost of pizzas and drinks

• The maximum number of pizzas and drinks that can be bought

• The profit from selling pizzas and drinks

• The combinations of pizzas and drinks that can be bought within a budget

If you can buy 2 pizzas and no drinks, or 4 drinks and no pizzas, what does the line connecting these points represent?

• The total number of items bought

• The combinations of items that can be bought within a budget

• The maximum number of items that can be bought

• The cost of each item