What is the y-intercept of 2x-5y =35?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T03:39:21

$(0, - 7)$ $(0,-7)$

To find the $y$ $y$ -intercept of an equation, set $x$ $x$ equal to $0$ $0$ and solve:

In the case of $2 x - 5 y = 35,$ $2x-5y=35,$ let's replace all instances of $x$ $x$ in the equation with $0$ $0$ and solve for $y :$ $y:$

$2 (0) - 5 y = 35$ $2(0)-5y=35$

$- 5 y = 35$ $-5y=35$

$(cancel(-5)y)/(cancel(-5))=35/-5$

$y=-7$

Thus, the $y$ -intercept is at $(x,y)=$ $(0,-7).$