document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034198>Question 1034198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the y intercept of the line graphed by the equation  1/2x - 7y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648803 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=648803\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we can get it into y = mx + b form, we can read the y-intercept...so from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x - 7y = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let us subtract (1/2)x, then divide by -7...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7y = (-1/2)x + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/14)x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept is -1. </SPAN>\n" );
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