SOLUTION: find the y- intercept for -x-4y=-8

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Question 498936: find the y- intercept for -x-4y=-8
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Put:
-x-4y=-8
.
into "slope-intercept" form:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept at (0,b)
.
Starting with:
-x-4y=-8
-4y= x-8
4y= -x+8
y= (-1/4)x+2
.
From inspection then, the y-intercept is at:
(0,2)