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What is the y- intercept of the graph of the equation 2x+5y=1

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You want to get y by itself so....
What is the y- intercept of the graph of the equation 2x+5y=1-example-1
User Tyrel Richey
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2x+5y=1
So first you want to isolate the y value
5y=-2x+1
Then you divide through to get y by itself
y=-2/5x+1/5
1/5 is your y intercept

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