what is meant by y or x intercept in maths?

Question

x/a+y/b=1
where
a is x intercept.
b is y intercept

Answer 1

In geometry, x intercept and y intercept are the points where lines on a function graph intersect the x axis and y axis. The equation you list is pretty screwy though, so don't ask me to solve it for you -- it's been 2 decades since I took geometry...

Answer 2

The formula must be in the form 0f y=mx+b. "B" is the y intercept
intercept means where the line crosses the X and Y axis.
It is where the above formal y is 0 then you get the x intercept, and when x is 0 you get the y intercept


Y axis
-------
\
5 \
4 \
3 \
2 \
1 \
--0------ \---------------X axis
1 2 3 4 5
in this example the x intercept is 3 and the y intercept is 5

Is it clear or clear as mud?

Answer 3

Simple, to get the x intercept you plug zero in for Y in the equation. To get the y intercept you plug zero in for X in the equation. Basically it is where the graph of the equation crosses the x or y axis.

Answer 4

x intercept is where a line crosses the x axis
y intercept is where the line crosses the y axis

Answer 5

'a' is the distance of the line where it cuts x-axis from the origin and 'b' is the distance of the line where it cuts y-axis from the origin.