SOLUTION: A line with a slope of -1/2 contains the point (6, 6). At what point does this line pass through the y-axis?

Question 1070152: A line with a slope of -1/2 contains the point (6, 6). At what point does this line pass through the y-axis?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We use the point slope formula for a line which is
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y = mx + b, m is the slope and b is the y intercept
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We have
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y = (-x/2) + b
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use the point (6,6)
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6 = (-6/2) + b
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b = 9
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the line passes through the y-axis at the point (0, 9)
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