Monday, February 3, 2014

which of the following lines has a y-intercept of 5? a. 7x+2y-10=0 b. 6x-3y+15=0 c. 6x+7y-35=0i think it's all of them

To check which of the given lines has a y intercept of 5,
we'll have to put the given equations into the standard
form:


y = mx + n, where m represents the slope of the line
and n represents the y intercept.


We'll start with the
first equation:


7x+2y-10=0


To
put it into the standard form, we'll have to isolate y to the left side. For this
reason, we'll subtract 7x and add 10 both sides:


2y = -7x +
10


We'll divide by 2 both
sides:


y = -7x/2 +
10/2


y = -7x/2 +
5


The y intercept is n =
5


So, the line from the point a) has the y intercept of
5.


b) 6x-3y+15=0 


To put it
into the standard form, we'll have to isolate y to the left side. For this reason, we'll
subtract 6x and 15 both sides:


-3y = -6x -
15


We'll divide by 3 both
sides:


y = 2x +
5


We notice that the second line has the y
intercept of 5, also.


c)
6x+7y-35=0


To put it into the standard form, we'll have to
isolate y to the left side. For this reason, we'll subtract 6x and add 35 both
sides:


7y = -6x + 35


We'll
divide by 7 both sides:


y = -6x/7 +
35/7


y = -6x/7 +
5


We notice that the third
line has the y intercept of 5,
too.


So, all 3 given lines
have the y intercept of 5.

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