SOLUTION: find the y-intercept -x+3y=24

Question 128605: find the y-intercept
-x+3y=24
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

To find the y-intercept, let x=0 and solve for y:
Plug in

Simplify

Divide both sides by 3 to isolate y

Reduce

So the y-intercept is

(note: the y-intercept will always have a x-coordinate equal to zero)

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