SOLUTION: what is the y-intercept of -10x-1/2y=5?

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Question 647481: what is the y-intercept of -10x-1/2y=5?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug in x = 0 and solve for y

-10x-1/2y=5

-10(0)-1/2y=5

0-1/2y=5

-1/2y=5

-y=5*2

-y=10

y = -10

So the y-intercept is (0, -10)

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