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Question 391776: when solving for y what is the x solutions
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There are many contexts, such as graphing and systems of equations, in which you will need to be able to solve a linear equation for "y =",
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2x+-y+=5 for "y+=.":
2x+-y+=+5
2x+=+y+%2B+5
2x+%965+=+y................or y+=+2x+%96+5
in general, to solve an equation for y you need this general form for a linear equation
y+=+mx+%2B+b

The y-intercept can be found by substituting the value 0+for x into the equation and solving for+y.
if m=0, y=b for any number chosen for x