SOLUTION: I need help with this problem graph the euation and indentify the y intercept y=1/2x-1

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Question 319369: I need help with this problem
graph the euation and indentify the y intercept
y=1/2x-1

Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Copy and paste the link below to see the graph of your rational function.
http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=grap?p=ySMB011SMB10(2x-1)?p=False?p=False?p=True?p=False?p=True
To find the y-intercept, let x = 0 and solve for y.
y = 1/(2x - 1)
Let x = 0
y = 1/(2(0) - 1)
y = 1/(0 - 1)
y = 1/-1
y = -1
The y-intercept is the point (0,-1). This point is located where your graph crosses the y-axis. Look at the picture of your function to see the point.