SOLUTION: what is the y-intercept of the line whose equation is y=1/2x-3..please help me!

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Question 692793: what is the y-intercept of the line whose equation is y=1/2x-3..please help me!

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what is the y-intercept of the line whose equation is y=1/2x-3..please help me!
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Note: The y-axis is the line x = 0.
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To find the y-intercept of an equation
let x = 0, then solve for "y":
Your Problem:
y = (1/2)x - 3
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Let x = 0
y = (1/2)0 - 3
y = 0-3
y = -3
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y-intercept:: (0,-3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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