SOLUTION: Please please help! What is the y-intercept for the line whose equation is y=-2?

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Question 679657: Please please help!
What is the y-intercept for the line whose equation is y=-2?
Answer by RichardMathsTutor(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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A line on a xy graph only intercepts the y-axis when x=0.
A straight line on a xy graph has the equation y=mx+c, for the equation y=-2, m=0 and c=-2: y=0x-2.
So when x=0 the line intersects the y-axis, substitute the values and the line y=0(0)-2 must intersect the y-axis at -2.