Intercepts Equations
1. Find the x- and y-intercepts for the linear equations given.
2. For equation 7: \(y-4=0\)
- Solve for \(y\): \(y=4\)
- Equation is horizontal line.
- \(x\)-intercept: none (line is parallel to x-axis, never crosses it).
- \(y\)-intercept: at \(y=4\), point \((0,4)\).
3. For equation 8: \(5x + 6y = 3x + 2\)
- Rearrange: \(5x - 3x + 6y = 2 \Rightarrow 2x + 6y = 2\)
- Simplify: \(2x + 6y = 2\)
- Find \(x\)-intercept by setting \(y=0\): \(2x=2 \Rightarrow x=1\)
- Find \(y\)-intercept by setting \(x=0\): \(6y=2 \Rightarrow y = \frac{1}{3}\)
4. For equation 9: \(\frac{1}{2} y^2 = 1\)
- Multiply both sides by 2: \(y^2 = 2\)
- Take square root: \(y = \pm \sqrt{2}\)
- This is not a linear equation with an x-intercept in traditional sense; no \(x\)-intercept given.
5. For graphs 10, 11 and 12, they are lines through origin:
- Graph 10: Line with positive slope through origin, passes \( (0,0) \), so intercepts are \(x=0, y=0\).
- Graph 11 and 12: Lines with negative slope passing through origin, intercepts also at \( (0,0) \).
6. For equation 13: \(y=4\)
- Horizontal line crossing y-axis at 4.
- \(x\)-intercept: none.
- \(y\)-intercept: \((0,4)\)
7. For equation 14: \(y=3x\)
- Passes through origin.
- \(x\)-intercept: \((0,0)\)
- \(y\)-intercept: \((0,0)\)
8. For equation 15: \(y=x+4\)
- \(y\)-intercept: \((0,4)\)
- \(x\)-intercept: set \(y=0\), \(0=x+4 \Rightarrow x=-4\), so \((-4,0)\)
9. For equation x - y = 3
- Find \(x\)-intercept \((y=0)\): \(x=3\)
- Find \(y\)-intercept \((x=0)\): \(-y=3 \Rightarrow y=-3\)
10. For equation 17: \(10x = -5y\)
- Rearrange to \(10x + 5y=0\)
- \(x\)-intercept \((y=0)\): \(10x=0 \Rightarrow x=0\)
- \(y\)-intercept \((x=0)\): \(5y=0 \Rightarrow y=0\)
11. For equation 18: \(4x = 2y + 6\)
- Rearrange: \(4x - 2y = 6\)
- \(x\)-intercept \((y=0)\): \(4x=6 \Rightarrow x= \frac{3}{2}\)
- \(y\)-intercept \((x=0)\): \(-2y=6 \Rightarrow y=-3\)
Final answers summarized:
-7: x-intercept none, y-intercept (0,4)
-8: x-intercept (1,0), y-intercept (0,1/3)
-9: No x-intercept (nonlinear), y = \(\pm \sqrt{2}\)
-10: x=0,y=0
-11: x=0,y=0
-12: x=0,y=0
-13: x intercept none, y-intercept (0,4)
-14: x intercept (0,0), y-intercept (0,0)
-15: x intercept (-4,0), y-intercept (0,4)
- x - y=3: x intercept (3,0), y intercept (0,-3)
-17: x intercept (0,0), y intercept (0,0)
-18: x intercept (3/2,0), y intercept (0,-3)