SOLUTION: find the y intercept of the line graphed by the equation 1/2x - 7y=7

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Question 1034198: find the y intercept of the line graphed by the equation 1/2x - 7y=7
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we can get it into y = mx + b form, we can read the y-intercept...so from
1/2x - 7y = 7
let us subtract (1/2)x, then divide by -7...we get
-7y = (-1/2)x + 7
y = (1/14)x - 1
The y-intercept is -1.