im in 8th and its hard to keep all this stuff in your head

I agree. I'm in eighth and confused.

help me solve this problem step by step 1/3x-2 find the x,y intercept

there is no interception points because that isn't a linear equation

Math can be fun sometimes if you do it right lol

it was sort of an obligation for me to be here but by seeing the progress I made in only 9 days ( i used to know almost nothing about math) I'm now addicted to learning it and i can't stop it's really fun (my eyes are burning from the screen rn cuz i've been studying for hours straight)

How do i find the y and x intercepts of an equation in standard form??

You can always find the X-intercept by setting Y to 0 in the equation and solve for X. Similarly, you can always find the Y-intercept by setting X to 0 in the equation and solve for Y. Hope this helps.

this type of stuff is soooo confusing and too me it give off little explaination when it be like "well we r gon' to zoom in" like child what in da world how do we "zoom in" or "zoom out"? i am i 8th grade but sometime when oing this math it makes me feel like a 9th grader in the 8th grade!! does anyone else agree?

i mean, teachers do say 8th grade is just a transition to 9th, or maybe thats just my school, who knows.

if the question is y=5x+random number how to find x intercept?

In all equations, you find the x-intercept by using y=0 in the equation and solving for x.

what is the x- intercept in the equation y=8/-1x-22

To find x-intercept, take y=0 0 = 8/-1x-22 -x-22 = 8 -x = -8 + 22 -x = 14 x = -14 Therefore, x-intercept = (-14,0) [Assuming I got your question right]

How do i know what do add by ? i keep adding by the half of what we adding or subtracting and i still down get the answers correct .

One way you could do it is to visualize the values on a line that has negative and positive graduations, then count how many times you're moving 1 graduation at a time. For example: to go from -6 to -4, you need to move: - from -6 to -5 (in the positive direction), - then from -5 to -4 (in the positive direction), So in total you moved 2 times in the positive direction so: +2 Hope this helps?

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Course: Algebra 1 > Unit 4

Lesson 4: x-intercepts and y-intercepts

Intercepts of lines review (x-intercepts and y-intercepts)

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The x-intercept is where a line crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis. Thinking about intercepts helps us graph linear equations.

What are intercepts?

The

x

-intercept is the point where a line crosses the

x

-axis, and the

y

-intercept is the point where a line crosses the

y

-axis.

Want a deeper introduction to intercepts? Check out this video.

Example: Intercepts from a graph

Looking at the graph, we can find the intercepts.

The line crosses the axes at two points:

The point on the

x

-axis is

(5, 0)

. We call this the

x

-intercept.

The point on the

y

-axis is

(0, 4)

. We call this the

y

-intercept.

Want to learn more about finding intercepts from graphs? Check out this video.

Example: Intercepts from a table

We're given a table of values and told that the relationship between

x

and

y

is linear.

$x$ ‍	$y$ ‍
$1$ ‍	$- 9$ ‍
$3$ ‍	$- 6$ ‍
$5$ ‍	$- 3$ ‍

Then we're asked to find the intercepts of the corresponding graph.

The key is realizing that the

x

-intercept is the point where

y = 0

, and the

y

-intercept is where

x = 0

The point

(7, 0)

is our

x

-intercept because when

y = 0

, we're on the

x

-axis.

To find the

y

-intercept, we need to "zoom in" on the table to find where

x = 0

The point

(0, - 10.5)

is our

y

-intercept.

Want to learn more about finding intercepts from tables? Check out this video.

Example: Intercepts from an equation

We're asked to determine the intercepts of the graph described by the following linear equation:

3 x + 2 y = 5

To find the

y

-intercept, let's substitute

x = 0

into the equation and solve for

y

\begin{aligned} 3 \cdot 0 + 2 y & = 5 \\ 2 y & = 5 \\ y & = \frac{5}{2} \end{aligned}

So the

y

-intercept is

(0, \frac{5}{2})

To find the

x

-intercept, let's substitute

y = 0

into the equation and solve for

x

\begin{aligned} 3 x + 2 \cdot 0 & = 5 \\ 3 x & = 5 \\ x & = \frac{5}{3} \end{aligned}

So the

x

-intercept is

(\frac{5}{3}, 0)

Want to learn more about finding intercepts from equations? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1

Determine the intercepts of the line graphed below.

x

-intercept:

(

,

)

y

-intercept:

(

,

)

Want more practice? Check out these exercises:

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