SOLUTION: what is the y-intercept of 3x+y=7

Question 70753: what is the y-intercept of 3x+y=7

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the general equation of the line y=mx+b the constant b is the y intercept. So all you need to do is solve for y and find the value which will satisfy this equation.
Subtract 3x from both sides

could be written as this as well
In this case b=7 so the y-intercept is (0,7)
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