SOLUTION: Graph the line y = 2x - 4. At what point does the graph cross the y-axis? Why do you think the happens?

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: Graph the line y = 2x - 4. At what point does the graph cross the y-axis? Why do you think the happens? This question is from textbook Practice Workbook

Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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graph%281000%2C1000%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C2x-4%29

This can be already predicted because this equation is the slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb

where b is the y-intercept

Here, b=-4, so, the line intercepts the y-axis at -4.

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