SOLUTION: How far apart are the y-intercepts of the line with the equation y=2x + 3 and the line goes through the point (4,2) and has a slope of -1?

Question 116769: How far apart are the y-intercepts of the line with the equation y=2x + 3 and the line goes through the point (4,2) and has a slope of -1?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first line, , has a y-intercept of y=3.
The second line, using the point-slope form, is,

The second line's y-intercept is y=6.
The difference in y-interecept, the distance, is 3.

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