document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174825>Question 174825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the y-intercept-b? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129892 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129892\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Manipulate,using allowable algebraic operations, the linear equation that you are working with so that it is in the form y + m*x + b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"m\" is the slope of the line and \"b\" is the y-intercept.  The y-intercept is the value for y when x = 0. It may be positive or negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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