SOLUTION: What is the y-intercept of the graph of the equation 17x+2y=42?

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Question 966068: What is the y-intercept of the graph of the equation 17x+2y=42?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug in x = 0 and solve for y

17x+2y=42
17*0+2y=42 ... replace x with 0
0+2y=42
2y=42
2y/2=42/2 ... divide both sides by 2
y=21

So the y-intercept is 21. This represents the ordered pair (0,21)