The x-intercept of a line K is ZERO means?
Does this also mans this line
Does the line shown in orange which is parallel to X axis also qualifies a line whose X intercept is 0? Because this line is also not intercepting the X axis anywhere?
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$\begingroup$A line with an $x$-intercept of zero means that it crosses the $x$ axis at the point $(0, 0)$. Recall that $x$-intercepts are those points of the form $(x, 0)$.
Now, consider the line $y = k$ for nonzero $k$. This line is parallel to the $x$ axis (and thus has slope zero) but only contains points of the form $(x, k)$ where $k$ is fixed. Drawing a picture shows that it does not cross the $x$-axis and so there are no $x$-intercepts. Not infinitely many $x$-intercepts. No $x$-intercepts.
TLDR: If it doesn't cross the $x$-axis then there are no $x$-intercepts.
$\endgroup$ $\begingroup$$x$ intercept of a line is generally the distance from the origin at which the line cuts $x$ axis. In your case the orange line never cuts/intersect $x$ axis so there is no $x$ intercept
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