Question 319369
Copy and paste the link below to see the graph of your rational function.

http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=grap?p=ySMB011SMB10(2x-1)?p=False?p=False?p=True?p=False?p=True

To find the y-intercept, let x = 0 and solve for y.

y = 1/(2x - 1)

Let x = 0

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

y = 1/(0 - 1)

y = 1/-1

y = -1

The y-intercept is the point (0,-1).  This point is located where your graph crosses the y-axis.  Look at the picture of your function to see the point.