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Bret is examining a line with equation y = 3x -7. He says that the y-intercept of the line is 7. Is he correct?. Explain.

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Answer:no

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User James Ukilin
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No since the form of a line is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Thus, the y-intercept would actually be -7, not 7.
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