COUNSEL. Advice given to another as to what he ought to do or not to do. 2. To counsel another to do an unlawful act, is to become accessory to it, if it be a felony, or principal, if it be treason, or a misdemeanor. By the term counsel is also understood counsellor at law.
More specifically, 1  an x-intercept is a point in the equation where the y-value is zero, and. 2  a y-intercept is a point in the equation where the x-value is zero.  Find the x- and y-intercepts of 25x2 + 4y2 = 9.
We use a letter in the middle of the alphabet, m, for the slope, to keep it distinct. Note that the intercepts appear prominently in the two-intercept form, which many students never see: x y --- + --- = 1 a b Using a and b makes this form very neat and memorable.