SOLUTION: The fitted line:y-hat=0.5+0.3x What is the y-intercept of this equation?

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Question 625383:
The fitted line:y-hat=0.5+0.3x
What is the y-intercept of this equation?
Found 2 solutions by reynard2007, Alan3354:
Answer by reynard2007(52) About Me  (Show Source):
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Without graphing, we can determin the y-intercept by making x=0.
y+=+0.5+%2B+0.3%280%29
y+=+0.5


Therefore: Y-intercept = (0, 0.5). The following graph will show that to you.


graph%28500%2C500%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C.5%2B.3x%29

Answer by Alan3354(30993) About Me  (Show Source):
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The fitted line:y-hat=0.5+0.3x
What is the y-intercept of this equation?
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What is "hat?"