SOLUTION: What is the y-intercept of y equals -2x

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Question 399220: What is the y-intercept of y equals -2x
Found 3 solutions by robertb, stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source):
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y = -2x is the same as y = -2x + 0, which is in slope-intercept form. Hence the y-intercept is 0.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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What is the y-intercept of y equals -2x
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y = -2x + 0
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Let x = 0,
then y = -2*0+0 = 0+0 = 0
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The y-intercept is 0.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source):
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the form of a line is

where is the and is the
The is the point where the line crosses the .
In your case , so and the line crosses the in