How do you find the y-intercept given $2x+y=5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-11T01:32:02

The $y$ -intercept is at ( $0,5$ ).

You set $x = 0$ and solve for $y$ .

$2x + y = 5$

$2×0 + y = 5$

$0 + y = 5$

$y = 5$

The $y$ -intercept is at ( $0,5$ ).

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