22. What is the y-intercept for the equation 5x

Arnab Nandy asked Dec 10, 2023

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22. What is the y-intercept for the equation 5x – 2y = ?

Arnab Nandy asked Dec 10, 2023

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To find the y intercept we need to solve the equation for y:

$\begin{gathered} 5x-2y=-4 \\ 5x+4=2y \\ y=(5)/(2)x+2 \end{gathered}$

comparing with the equation:

where m is the slope and b is the y intercept; we conclude that the y intercept of our equation is 2

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