High School Math : Coordinate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : Coordinate Geometry

Find the x and y-intercepts of the following equation: 

Possible Answers:

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

Correct answer:

y-intercept: 

x-intercept: 

Explanation:

To find the y-intercept, substitute zero for x and solve for y:

The y-intercept is at point .

To find the x-intercept, substitute zero for y and solve for x:

The x-intercept is at point .

Example Question #82 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the x-intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept, we set and solve.

Add to both sides.

Divide both sides by .

Simplify.
 

Example Question #81 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the x-intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept, set and solve.

Multiply both sides by .

Example Question #11 : How To Find X Or Y Intercept

What is the x-intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept, set and solve.

Example Question #85 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the y-intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the y-intercept, set and solve.

Example Question #86 : Coordinate Geometry

Find the -intercept.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the -intercept, we set the -value equal to zero.

Example Question #11 : How To Find X Or Y Intercept

What is the -intercept of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the -intercept, set the  value equal to zero:

Example Question #88 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the y-intercept of the following line: 

 ? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The y-intercept is precisely the point in which the x-value is . Thus, we plug in  to our equation and solve for 

Thus our intercept is 

Example Question #89 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the -intercept of the equation?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the x-intercept of an equation, set the  value equal to zero and solve for .

Subtract  from both sides.

Divide both sides by .

Since the x-intercept is a point, we will write our answer in point notation: .

Example Question #90 : Coordinate Geometry

Find the -intercept of

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Put the equation in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

-5y = 3x + 10

y = (-3/5)x + 10/(-5)

 

Now we can easily see that is the -intercept. 

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