Understanding Intercepts
A Grade 6 math worksheet to help students understand and identify x-intercepts and y-intercepts on a coordinate plane.
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Understanding Intercepts
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When a line crosses an axis on a coordinate plane, it forms an intercept. The x-intercept is where the line crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept is where it crosses the y-axis.
Look at the coordinate plane below. The line passes through two points. Identify the x-intercept and y-intercept.
1. The point where a line crosses the x-axis is called the .
2. The point where a line crosses the y-axis is called the .
3. At the x-intercept, the y-coordinate is always .
4. At the y-intercept, the x-coordinate is always .
5. Which of the following points represents an x-intercept?
(0, 5)
(3, 0)
(2, 4)
(-1, -1)
6. Which of the following points represents a y-intercept?
(4, 0)
(0, -2)
(-3, 1)
(5, 5)
7. Plot the points (0, 3) and (4, 0) on the graph below. Draw a line connecting them. Then, identify the x-intercept and y-intercept.
X-intercept:
Y-intercept:
8. The point (0, 7) is an x-intercept.
True
False
9. A line can have only one x-intercept and one y-intercept.
True
False
10. Describe in your own words what an intercept means in the context of a coordinate plane.
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