Question

What is the y-intercept of the line? y=(1/3)x+2 and some of my answers are -2, -1/3, 1/3, 2 and I will give a medal

Answer 1

firstly, you need to know slope-intercept form. Do you have that with you?

Answer 2

No noseboy908

Answer 3

ok, no problem. it's "y= mx+b", where m is the slope, and "b" is the y-intercept. so, what's the "b" in your equation?

Answer 4

y = 1/3(x + 2)

do you know how to distribute through the parenthesis ?

Answer 5

I don't understand this at all

Answer 6

distributing through the parenthesis....all you do is multiply the number outside of the parenthesis with everything in the parenthesis.
y = 1/3(x + 2)
basically, this is what you are doing..
y = 1/3*x + 1/3 * 2
I just multiplied 1/3(the number outside, I should say, right before the parenthesis, by everything in the parenthesis.
So now we get ..
y = 1/3x + 2/3
In y = mx + b form, the y intercept is in the b position...therefore, the y intercept is 2/3.
Understand ??

Answer 7

I don't have 2/3 for an answer

Answer 8

oh...wait...sorry...I read the problem wrong...
y = 1/3x + 2
In y = mx + b form, the y intercept is in the b position....so your y intercept is 2

Answer 9

I realize that...don't know why I put the parenthesis where I did.

Answer 10

Its okay

Answer 11

its just been one of those days...lol

Answer 12

I know what u mean same here

Answer 13

Its gonna get better..think positive :)