SOLUTION: What is the y-intercept of this line? y+4=-4(x-2)

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Question 841472: What is the y-intercept of this line? y+4=-4(x-2)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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EDITED: Rendering system misrepresents m*u if the asterisk multiplication operator is not included.

Transform your given point-slope form equation into slope-intercept form using the number properties and you will be able to directly read this value from the resulting equation.

This here is generally a way to do that:
y-v=m%28x-u%29------You want to put into y=mx+b form.
y=m%28x-u%29%2Bv
y=mx-m%2Au%2Bv
y=mx%2Bv-m%2Au
highlight_green%28y=mx%2B%28v-m%2Au%29%29 The y intercept is highlight_green%28v-m%2Au%29.
Your steps might vary a little but need to be consistent with what was done generally here.