SOLUTION: find the y-intercept of the line: y=5x-1

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Question 545028: find the y-intercept of the line: y=5x-1
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have an equation in slope-intercept form:
y = m*x + b, where
m = slope
b = y-value when x = 0, which defines the y-intercept: (0,b)
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y-intercept = (0,-1)
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Done.