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How do you find the y-intercept of a line if you have the slope and a point? Describe the steps in order.

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it's the y value of the point where the line intersects the y- axis. For this line, the y-intercept is "negative 1." You can find the y-intercept by looking at the graph and seeing which point crosses the y axis.

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How do you find the y-intercept of a line if you have the slope and a point? Describe-example-1
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Using the "slope-intercept" form of the line's equation (y = mx + b), you solve for b (which is the y-intercept you're looking for). Substitute the known slope for m, and substitute the known point's coordinates for x and y, respectively, in the slope-intercept equation. That will let you find b.

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