document.write( "Question 391389: I am trying to understand how to determine the y-intercept of y=5x-6. I cannot figure out how to get the equations to plot by. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 
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document.write( " y = 5x-6  y-intercept is Pt(0,-6)
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document.write( "One could have found the   y-intercept directly, 
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document.write( "knowing the line intersects the y-axis when x= 0
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