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  2. Y-intercept - Wikipedia

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    The -intercept of () is indicated by the red dot at (=, =). In analytic geometry , using the common convention that the horizontal axis represents a variable x {\displaystyle x} and the vertical axis represents a variable y {\displaystyle y} , a y {\displaystyle y} -intercept or vertical intercept is a point where the graph of a function or ...

  3. Analytic geometry - Wikipedia

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    Finding intercepts. One type of intersection which is widely studied is the intersection of a geometric object with the and coordinate axes. The intersection of a ...

  4. Intercept theorem - Wikipedia

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    The intercept theorem, also known as Thales's theorem, basic proportionality theorem or side splitter theorem, is an important theorem in elementary geometry about the ratios of various line segments that are created if two rays with a common starting point are intercepted by a pair of parallels.

  5. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    This x-intercept will typically be a better approximation to the original function's root than the first guess, and the method can be iterated. x n+1 is a better approximation than x n for the root x of the function f (blue curve) If the tangent line to the curve f(x) at x = x n intercepts the x-axis at x n+1 then the slope is

  6. Curve sketching - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the y intercepts are found by setting x equal to 0 in the equation of the curve and solving for y. Determine the symmetry of the curve. If the exponent of x is always even in the equation of the curve then the y -axis is an axis of symmetry for the curve.

  7. Line–line intersection - Wikipedia

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    Suppose that two lines have the equations y = ax + c and y = bx + d where a and b are the slopes (gradients) of the lines and where c and d are the y-intercepts of the lines. At the point where the two lines intersect (if they do), both y coordinates will be the same, hence the following equality: + = +.

  8. Line–plane intersection - Wikipedia

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    The intersection of line and plane. A line is described by all points that are a given direction from a point. A general point on a line passing through points = (,,) and = (,,) can be represented as

  9. Asymptote - Wikipedia

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    The graph of a function with a horizontal (y = 0), vertical (x = 0), and oblique asymptote (purple line, given by y = 2x) A curve intersecting an asymptote infinitely many times