Question

What is the vertical intercept of x-y=2

Answer 1

If you rearrange x - y = 2 into slope-intercept form,
 x - y = 2
+ y
x = 2 + y
- x
0 = 2 + y - x
- 2
-2 = y - x
+ x
y = -2 + x

you get y = -2 + x, which means that the y-intercept is -2. I hope this helps!