X-‐Intercepts
a nd
Y -‐Intercepts
Name:
_ _____________________________
Directions:
U se
y our
c omputer
t o
s earch
t he
k ey
c oncepts
l isted
o n
t he
l eft
h and
s ide
o f
t he
t able.
T hen,
write
o ut
t he
d efinition
o r
e xplanation
o f
t he
c oncept
o n
t he
r ight
s ide
o f
t he
t able
I N
Y OUR
O WN
W ORDS!
Key
I deas
o r
C oncepts
–
N eed
t o
k now
w hat
Explain/Define
t he
i dea
o r
c oncept
I N
Y OUR
O WN
W ORDS.
they
a re
a nd
h ow
t o
f ind
t hem
1. Define
t he
x -‐intercept
o f
a
l ine.
2. What
i s
t he
v alue
o f
y
a long
t he
x -‐axis?
Is
i t
t he
s ame
v alue
f or
e very
p oint
o n
the
x -‐axis?
E xplain
w hy.
3. Define
t he
y -‐intercept
o f
a
l ine.
4. What
i s
t he
v alue
o f
x
o n
t he
y -‐axis?
Is
i t
t he
s ame
v alue
f or
e very
p oint
o n
the
y -‐axis?
E xplain
w hy.
5. How
d o
y ou
f ind
t he
x -‐intercept
o f
a
line?
Why
d o
y ou
d o
t his?
( Hint:
E xplain
w hy
using
r easoning
f rom
s ome
o f
t he
previous
q uestions
y ou
a nswered.)
6. How
d o
y ou
f ind
t he
y -‐intercept
o f
a
line?
Why
d o
y ou
d o
t his?
( Hint:
E xplain
w hy
using
r easoning
f rom
s ome
o f
t he
previous
q uestions
y ou
a nswered.)