Finding x and y intercepts

Front

What is the y-intercept of the equation 4x + 2y = -12?

Back

The y-intercept is -6.

Front

What is the y-intercept of the equation 3x + y = 5?

Back

The y-intercept is (0, 5).

Front

Which ordered pair could represent a y-intercept on a graph?

Back

(0, 4) is a y-intercept.

Front

How do you find the y-intercept of a linear equation?

Back

Set x = 0 and solve for y.

Front

What is the definition of an x-intercept?

Back

The x-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the x-axis (y=0).

Front

How do you find the x-intercept of a linear equation?

Back

Set y = 0 and solve for x.

Front

What is the x-intercept of the equation 5x - 4y = -20?

Back

The x-intercept is (4, 0).

Front

What does the graph of the equation x + 3y = -3 look like?

Back

It is a straight line with a slope of -1/3.

Front

What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?

Back

y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Front

What is the significance of the y-intercept in a graph?

Back

It indicates the value of y when x is zero.