Question

Please find the coordinates of the y intercept for the equation:
y=5x-2

Answer 1

Hi there,

please see below for solution steps :

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What we have is an equation in
`\sf{y=mx+b}` form.

Here,

◉ the m number is the slope

◉ the b number is the y-intercept

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Okay.

Now, the y-intercept is usually expressed as (0, b).

Since we know that the y-intercept is -2, we can substitute that into the co-ordinate formula :

(0,-2)

These are the co-ordinates of the y-intercept.

And remember! y-intercepts always have an x co-ordinate (the first co-ordinate of any point) of 0.

Hope the answer - and explanation - made sense,

happy learning !!

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Answer 2

Answer: (0, -2)

Explanation:

When given an equation in slope-intercept form, the y-intercept is the b value in y = mx + b.

This means the y-intercept in y = 5x - 2 is -2

The coordinate is (0, -2).

See attached for a graph.