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sweet [91]
3 years ago
8

A line has a slope of 1/4 and passes through point (0.4,-1/2). What is the value of the y-intercept?

Mathematics
2 answers:
AVprozaik [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: The value of the y-intercept is -\frac{3}{5}

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of the line in Slope-intercept form is:

y=mx+b

Where "m" is the slope and "b" is the y-intercept.

In this case we know that the line passes through point (0.4,-\frac{1}{2}) and has a slope of \frac{1}{4}. Then we can substitute the following values into  y=mx+b:

x=0.4\\\\y=-\frac{1}{2}\\\\m=\frac{1}{4}

Then:

-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}(0.4)+b

And finally, we must solve for "b":

-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}(0.4)+b\\\\-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{10}=b\\\\b=-\frac{3}{5}

mash [69]3 years ago
8 0

For this case we have that by definition, the slope-intersection equation of a line is given by:

y = mx + b

Where:

m: It's the slope

y: It is the cut point with the "y" axis

They tell us as data that:

m = \frac {1} {4}

So, the equation is:

y = \frac {1} {4} x + b

We substitute the given point to find "b":

- \frac {1} {2} = \frac {1} {4} (0.4) + b\\- \frac {1} {2} = \frac {0.4} {4} + b\\b = - \frac {1} {2} - \frac {0.4} {4}\\b = -0.5-0.1\\b = -0.6

Thus, the cut point with the y axis is -0.6

Answer:

b = -0.6

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