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Whats the y intercept of a line that passes through (8, -9) and has a slope of -5/4.

User Sakir
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Answer:

Indeed the answer is 1

Explanation:

User Rosefun
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Answer: The y-intercept is 1

Explanation:

y = mx + b m = slope, and b = y-intercept

plugging in the given values, we get

-9 = (-5/4)(8) + b

simplify to get

-9 = -10 + b

b = 1

y-intercept = 1

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