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

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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:


y=mx+b

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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