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x-intercept

American  
[eks-in-ter-sept] / ˈɛksˌɪn tərˌsɛpt /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. on a Cartesian graph, the point at which a curve or line intersects the x-axis.


Etymology

Origin of x-intercept

First recorded in 1875–80


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Find the point symmetric to the x-intercept across the axis of symmetry.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Recognizing that the x-intercept occurs when y is zero and that the y-intercept occurs when x is zero, gives us a method to find the intercepts of a line from its equation.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

When the line passes through the origin, the x-intercept and the y-intercept are the same point.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

To find an x-intercept, we substitute y = 0 into the equation.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

This temperature is represented by the x-intercept of the line, that is, the value of T for which ΔG is zero:

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

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