SOLUTION: a line passes through the points (-10,-4) and (-1,2) what would be the y intercept

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Question 878636: a line passes through the points (-10,-4) and (-1,2) what would be the y intercept
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

(-10,-4) and 

(-1, 2) m = -6/-9 = 2/3    m+=%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D+%29

***Using point-slope form, y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29P(-1,2)

y - 2 = (2/3)(x+1)

  y = (2/3)x + 2/3 - 2

  y = (2/3)x - 4/3

y intercept is -4/3

the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29  

where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.