SOLUTION: If one point on a line is (6,-5) and the line's slope is -9, find the y-intercept.
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Question 1112166: If one point on a line is (6,-5) and the line's slope is -9, find the y-intercept.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given point is (6,-5) which means x = 6 and y = -5 pair up together.
The slope is -9, so m = -9
Plug those three values (m = -9, x = 6, y = -5) into the slope intercept formula then solve for b. Recall that b of y = mx+b is the y intercept
Replace m with -9
Plug in (x,y) = (6,-5). In other words, replace x with 6 and replace y with -5
Multiply
Add 54 to both sides
Simplify
Flip the equation
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Answer: The y intercept is 49 which is represented by the ordered pair (0,49)
This is where the graph crosses the y axis.
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