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Algebra / Linear equations in two variables Difficulty: Hard

In the xy-plane, line p has a slope of - 5 3 and an x-intercept of (-6,0). What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of line p ?

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Explanation

The correct answer is -10 . A line in the xy-plane can be represented by the equation y=mx+b, where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept. It's given that line p has a slope of -53. Therefore, m=-53. It's also given that line p has an x-intercept of -6,0. Therefore, when x = -6 , y = 0 . Substituting -53 for m , -6 for x , and 0 for y in the equation y=mx+b yields 0=-53-6+b, which is equivalent to 0=10+b. Subtracting 10 from both sides of this equation yields -10 = b . Therefore, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of line p is -10 .