Q. \begin{tabular}{cc}x & y \\\hline−28 & −54 \\−21 & −40 \\−14 & −26\end{tabular}What is the y-intercept of the line?
Identify pattern for slope: Identify the pattern in the x and y values to determine the slope (m) of the line. Calculate the slope using the formula m=x2−x1y2−y1 using the first two points (−28,−54) and (−21,−40).
Calculate slope using formula: Use the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line, y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Substitute one point and the slope into the equation to solve for b. Using point (−28,−54) and m=2.
Use slope-intercept form: The y-intercept (b) of the line is the value of b calculated in the previous step.
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