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What's the y-intercept of the equation: 5x+2y=20

A. (4,0)
B. (5,0)
C. (0,2)
D. (0,10)​

User Emilie
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Answer: D. (0,10)

Why:
Your given equation is 5x+2y=20, so in order to find the y-intercept, we must put it in slope-intercept form, a.k.a. y=max+b.

To do this, subtract 5x from both sides. This will then give you 2y=-5x+20.

And to fully simply, divide both sides by 2. Finally, you get y=(-5/2)x+10. And since we know b in slope-intercept form is the y-intercept, and 10 is b in our final function/equation. We get the answer of y-intercept=(0,10)
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