SOLUTION: find the y-intercept -x+3y=24

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Question 128605: find the y-intercept
-x+3y=24
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x%2B3y=24 Start with the given equation

To find the y-intercept, let x=0 and solve for y:
0%2B3y=24 Plug in x=0

-3y=24 Simplify

x=24%2F3 Divide both sides by 3 to isolate y


y=8 Reduce



So the y-intercept is (note: the y-intercept will always have a x-coordinate equal to zero)