Grade 7 Math: Understanding X-intercepts
This worksheet helps grade 7 students understand and identify x-intercepts on graphs and equations.
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Understanding X-intercepts
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember that the x-intercept is the point where a line crosses the x-axis.
1. What is the value of y at the x-intercept?
0
1
x
Any value
2. Which of the following points represents an x-intercept?
(3, 5)
(0, 4)
(-2, 0)
(1, 1)
3. The x-intercept is the point where a graph crosses the .
4. To find the x-intercept of an equation, you set the value of to zero.
5. Identify the x-intercept of the line shown in the graph below.
6. If a line passes through the points (2, 5) and (4, -3), will it have an x-intercept? Explain your reasoning.
7. A horizontal line always has an x-intercept.
True
False
8. The x-intercept is also known as the root of a linear equation.
True
False
9. Plot the line y = 2x - 4 on the graph below and identify its x-intercept. Mark the x-intercept with a clear dot.
X-intercept: ( , )