SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of the y intercept of 3x-5y=10

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Question 88553: Find the coordinates of the y intercept of 3x-5y=10
Found 2 solutions by checkley75, stanbon:
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x-5y=10
-5y=-3x+10
y=-3x/-5+10/-5
y=3x/5-2 thus (-2) is the y intercept.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+3x%2F5+-2%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = 3x/5 -2).

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the coordinates of the y intercept of 3x-5y=10
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Let x=0 then -5y=10,y=-2
y-intercept is (0,-2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.