SOLUTION: What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line that passes through the points (-4,5) and (4,3)

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Question 733998: What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line that passes through the points (-4,5) and (4,3)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1)
Formula for slope to find slope for the two points.

(2)
Pick either of the given points, and use the slope just found and determine the point-slope form for an equation of a line. Simplify, and put into slope-intercept form.

(3)
Read the y-intercept directly from the equation. y=mx+b. The y-intercept is b.

That is the best process to follow. If done correctly, y=-%281%2F4%29x%2B4, and y intercept is +4.