SOLUTION: How do you graph and identify the y-intercept? 2y+5x=-2

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Question 556993: How do you graph and identify the y-intercept?
2y+5x=-2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you graph and identify the y-intercept?
2y+5x=-2
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Solve for "y":
y = (-5/2)x -1
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y-intercept is ?
Let x = 0, then y = -1
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y-intercept:: (0,-1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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