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Practice Problems to Find the Y Intercept
1. y = 2x + 4
2. y = -3x + 6
3. y = x + 3
4. y = -x + 5
5. y = 1/2x + 7
6. y = -1/2x + 8
7. y = 3x + 2
8. y = -2x + 10
9. y = 4x - 3
10. y = -5x + 9
11. A line has a slope of 2 and passes through the point (0, 4). What is the y-intercept of the line?
12. A line passes through the point (3, 5) and has a slope of -1. What is the y-intercept of the line?
13. A line with a slope of 3/2 intersects the y-axis at a point with a y-coordinate of 7. What is the y-intercept of the line?
14. A line with a slope of -2 intersects the y-axis at a point with a y-coordinate of 6. What is the y-intercept of the line?
15. A line with a slope of 1 passes through the point (-2, 5). What is the y-intercept of the line?
16. A line with a slope of -3/2 intersects the y-axis at a point with a y-coordinate of 9. What is the y-intercept of the line?
17. A line with a slope of 4 passes through the point (1, 2). What is the y-intercept of the line?
18. A line with a slope of -1/2 intersects the y-axis at a point with a y-coordinate of 8. What is the y-intercept of the line?
19. A line passes through the point (0, 10) and has a slope of 3. What is the y-intercept of the line?
20. A line with a slope of -5 passes through the point (2, 4). What is the y-intercept of the line?
Answer key:
1. y-intercept = 4
2. y-intercept = 6
3. y-intercept = 3
4. y-intercept = 5
5. y-intercept = 7
6. y-intercept = 8
7. y-intercept = 2
8. y-intercept = 10
9. y-intercept = -3
10. y-intercept = 9
11. y-intercept = 4
12. y-intercept = 2
13. y-intercept = 7
14. y-intercept = 6
15. y-intercept = 7
16. y-intercept = 9
17. y-intercept = -2
18. y-intercept = 8
19. y-intercept = 10
20. y-intercept = -3
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