Exploring Intercepts
A Grade 7 math worksheet focusing on understanding x-intercepts and y-intercepts on a coordinate plane.
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Exploring Intercepts
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.
An intercept is a point where a line crosses an axis on a coordinate plane. The x-intercept is where the line crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept is where the line crosses the y-axis.
1. What is the value of y at the x-intercept?
2. What is the value of x at the y-intercept?
3. A horizontal line has an x-intercept.
True
False
4. A vertical line has a y-intercept.
True
False
5. The point where a line crosses the x-axis is called the .
6. The point where a line crosses the y-axis is called the .
7. Which of the following points represents an x-intercept?
(0, 5)
(3, 0)
(2, 4)
(-1, -1)
8. Plot the x-intercept at (4, 0) and the y-intercept at (0, -2) on the graph below. Then draw a line connecting them.
9. For the line shown on the graph below, identify the x-intercept and the y-intercept.
x-intercept:
y-intercept: