Question

What is the y-intercept of a line that passes through the points (5, -6.5) and (-12, 2)?

Answer 1

Answer:

y-intercept = -4

Step-by-step explanation:

equation of a line: y=mx+b

two points given are (5, -6.5) and (-12, 2)

first we can easily find value of m or the slope, by using the slope formula. the value of m=-0.5.

formua to find m: $\frac{2-(-6.5)}{-12-5}$= -0.5

to find the value of b (the y-intercept), we need to plug in a y and x value, we are given 2 ordered pairs, you can use either one and plug x-value in for x and the y-value in for y.

if i plug in (5, -6.5), my equation looks like this: -6.5=5(-0.5)+b

then you just solve for b and it turns out to be -4.