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What is the distance between the y-intercepts of the lines? Adding a picture please help

What is the distance between the y-intercepts of the lines? Adding a picture please-example-1
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The equation of a line is:

y = mx + c

The m is the gradient of the line, and the c is the y-intercept of the line

That means that the y-intercept of [y = -4x + 3] is 3

and the y-intercept of [y = -4x + 4] is 4

So the distance between the two y-intercepts is:

4 - 3 = 1

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