SOLUTION: what is the y-intercept?

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Question 261470: what is the y-intercept?
Found 2 solutions by palanisamy, richwmiller:
Answer by palanisamy(496) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance from the origin to the point of intersection of the given line and y-axis is called y-intercept.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the equation y=mx+b b is the y intercept
When x=0 then the line intercepts (crosses) the y axis at (0,b)