SOLUTION: Which of the following is the y-intercept of the line whose slope is 4 and which passes through the point (8,5)?

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Question 697755: Which of the following is the y-intercept of the line whose slope is 4 and which passes through the point (8,5)?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Which of the following is the y-intercept of the line whose slope is 4 and which passes through the point (8,5)?
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Form: y = mx + b
5 = 4*8 + b
b = 5-32
b = 27
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y-intercept (0,27)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29
y+-+5+=+4%28x-+8%29+
y+=+4x+-+27+
The y-intercept is -27.