Question

A line has the equation y = 3x + 16 what are the coordinates of the y intercept of the line?

Answer 1

(0, 16)

Explanation:

• y = 3x + 16

• Plug x = 0

• -> y = 3*0 + 16

• -> y = 0 + 16

• -> y = 16

• -> y- intercept = (0, 16)

Answer 2

(0, 16)

Explanation:

The intercepts of a graph are points at which the graph crosses the axis. The x-intercept is the point at which the graph crosses the x-axis. At this point, the y-coordinate is zero. The y-intercept is the point at which the graph cross the y-axis.

In a slope-intercept equation, the format goes like this:

y = mx + b / c

M = slope

B/c = y-intercept

So in the equation y = 3x + 16, 3 is the slope and 16 is the y-intercept.

Hence, the coordinates of the the y-intercept of the line are (0, 16).