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A line has a slope of 1/4 and passes through point 0.4-1/2. What is the value of the y-intercept?
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A line has a slope of 1/4 and passes through point 0.4-1/2. What is the value of the y-intercept?

User Meade
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-0.6

Explanation:

did it on a test

User Marzouk
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Linear equation with the form y=mx+b

m=1/4 (given) & it passes through (0.4, - 0.5)

Let's calculate b; -0.5 = (1/4)(0.4) + b
-0.5 =0.25(0.4) + b
-0.5 - 0.1 = b -0.6
y= 0.25x - 0.6
y intercept is calculated for x=0
Then y intercepts =-0.6
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