Answer:
In the equation y = mx + c if we substitute the value of x as zero we will get a point on the y axis given by y =(m × 0) + c ⇒ y = c. Therefore the point of the line on the y axis is (0, c) and so c is also called the y intercept of the line.
Step-by-step explanation:
i) from the general equation of line we know that any line can be represented in the form y = mx + c , where m is a constant and is called the slope of the line and c is also a constant and is the y-intercept.
ii) In the equation y = mx + c if we substitute the value of x as zero we will get a point on the y axis given by y =(m × 0) + c ⇒ y = c. Therefore the point of the line on the y axis is (0, c) and so c is also called the y intercept of the line.
iii) If for example we have the line 3y = 6x + 12 then we first get this equation of the line to match the general form of the equation of the line, that is y = mx + c. Therefore dividing both the left and the right sides of the given equation of the line by 3 we get y = 2x + 4 which matches with the general form of the equation for line and we see that the slope of the given line is m = 2 and the y intercept is given by c = 4.
