What is the y-intercept of the line 3x-2y=12

Question

What is the y-intercept of the line 3x-2=12 ? 

Answer 1

3x - 2y = 12

 

To find the y-intercept, put the equati0on into the slope-intercept form, y = mx+b where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept:

 

3x - 2y = 12

 

-2y = -3x + 12       [Subsracted 3x from both sides]

 

y = (3/2)x - 6         [Divided both sides of the equation by -2]

 

The slope is 3/2 and the y-intercept occurs at the point (0,-6)

Answer 2

Put in slope-intercept form and it's easy to the the y-intercept is 6.

 

3x - 2y = 12

 

2y = 3x -12

 

y = (3/2)x + 6