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What is the y-intercept of this equation? y=-1/2x-5

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b=-5

1) The y-intercept is given by the linear coefficient, in other words, the "b"

in the y=mx+b

2) Since we have y=-1/2x -5

The slope is -1/2

The linear coefficient, the y-intercept is b=-5

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