IXL | Standard form: find x- and y-intercepts

Find the

-intercept

of the line

–

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper fraction, not as an ordered

pair.

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question

Find the

-intercept

of the line

–

Write your answer as an integer or as a simplified proper or improper fraction, not as an ordered

pair.

key idea

The

-intercept

of a line is the value of

where the line crosses the

-axis.

It is the

-value

when

solution

To find the

-intercept,

you can plug in

and solve for

–

(

)

Plug in

–

Plug in

Simplify

–

Simplify

Divide both sides by 3

–

Divide both sides by 3

The

-intercept

–

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