Question

WILL GIVE MEDAL & FAN. What is the y intercept of the line given to the equation below?

Answer 1

y= mx + b

Answer 2

it says slope, not y-intercept

Answer 3

ahh* slope sorry !

Answer 4

so, using that general equation, find out what is m and what is b

Answer 5

do you add 5 + 22 ? @Chelsea04

Answer 6

no, the equation is y=5x-22, that means that m is 5 and y is 22

Answer 7

right so do you subtract then ? :) @Chelsea04

Answer 8

y is -22, sorry

Answer 9

it's alright!

Answer 10

are you sure?

Answer 11

I meant b up there ^ not y

Answer 12

this is where I get stumped :( lol do you add? since it's y= mx + b ? It's okayy :)

Answer 13

Oh wait ! Do you multipy them?

Answer 14

no! the general equation is y=mx+b
m refers to the slope
b refers to the y-intercept
even if the equation is y=5x-22 it is the same as saying y=5x+(-22)
so that means that m=5, and y=-22

Answer 15

so then is it 0,-22 ?

Answer 16

I thought we were talking about the slope

Answer 17

but yes, that is the y-intercept in ordered pairs

Answer 18

yeah! We are so the slope would be 5 :) @Chelsea04

Answer 19

yup!

Answer 20

thank you!!

Answer 21

no problem, just tell me if you need any more help :)