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Asked: April 13, 20212021-04-13T14:17:52+00:00 2021-04-13T14:17:52+00:00In: Algebra, High School/Senior Secondary School

What is the y intercept of the line -4x + 6y = -12?

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acedstud · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-13T21:25:45+00:00

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The $y$ -intercept of a line is the value of $y$ when $x$ is equal to 0.

Thus, given $-4x+6y=-12$ , setting $x=0$ , we have $-4(0)+6y=-12\Rightarrow6y=-12$ .

Dividing both sides by 6 gives $\dfrac{6y}{6}=\dfrac{-12}{6}\Rightarrow y=-2$ .

Thus, the $y$ -intercept is (0, -2).

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