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The intercept of a graph is the point where is crosses one of the coordinate axes. The x intercept is where it crosses the x axis, the y intercept where it crosses the y axis. If the graph is given as y equals a function of x, it is usually easier to find the y intercept, because that is where x is 0. You just plug in 0 for x and evaluate. To find the x intercept, you plug in 0 for y and then you have to solve an equation for x. This is fairly easy if it is a linear equation (the graph is a straight line), somewhat harder for a quadratic (a parabola). But anyway you only asked for a definition, and I have given it.
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What is the definition of y-intercept?
The place on a graph were a line crosses the y axis
What is the y-intercept in this graph?
This question cannot be answered because there is no graph to tell where the y-intercept is.
What is intercepting graphs and tables?
Intercept for a graph are points at which the graph crosses either axis. There is no such thing as an intercept for tables.
State the y-intercept for the graph y equals -4x?
y = -4x The y-intercept is zero. That is, the graph passes through the origin.
What is the x intercept and y intercept?
Where a line crosses the y an x axis on a graph.
What is the definition of y-intercept?
The place on a graph were a line crosses the y axis
What is the y intercept definition?
where the line on a graph intercepts the y axis, also, it is called the zero step.
What is the y-intercept in this graph?
This question cannot be answered because there is no graph to tell where the y-intercept is.
What is intercepting graphs and tables?
Intercept for a graph are points at which the graph crosses either axis. There is no such thing as an intercept for tables.
How do you find the coordinates of y-intercept and x-intercept on a graph?
You can either measure or estimate the coordinates visually from the graph, or solve the equation underlying the graph.
What is the x intercept on a graph?
It is found on the horizontal x axis number line on a graph whereas the y intercept is found on the vertical number line on a graph.
What is the y-intercept of the graph of 4x 2y 12?
The y-intercept of the graph of 4x + 2y =12 is probably 6
What happens to a line when the y-intercept is changed?
as the y-intercept increases, the graph of the line shifts up. as the y-intercept decreases, the graph of the line shifts down.
What statement is true about a graph of an inversely proportional relationship there is no x intercept and no y intercept there is only a x intercept there is only a y intercept or there is both x an?
The graph doesn't intersect either axis.
How do you find x and y intercepts?
if you are looking at a graph the y intercept is when the graph crosses the y axis and the x intercept is when the graph crosses the x axis. if you have a formula... plug zero in for x to find the y intercept, and plug zero in for y to find the x intercept
How do you find the salient feature in a graph?
Depending on the graph, for a quadratic function the salient features are: X- intercept, Y-intercept and the turning point.
State the y-intercept for the graph y equals -4x?
y = -4x The y-intercept is zero. That is, the graph passes through the origin.
