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What is the y-intercept when a line has a slope of 1/2 and passes
through the point (2, -1)?

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2

Explanation:

You called this question to the right person. To find the y-intercept, you must do the formula of Point Slope (y-y1 = m (x-x1)) Since 2, is x1 and the -1 is y1, we must lay the equation out like this: y - -1 = m (x-2). Next, we must distribute the slope to the x and the 2, which would allow the x, to fit in with the slope, and the 2 to become 1 since 1/2 x 2 is 1. Now what we need to do is get rid of the -1, so what we do here is add 1. And algebra golden rule, whatever you do to one side, you must do to the other side. This would leave y = 1/2x + 2 And therefore 2 is your y-intercept, since it's at the last part of the equation.

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