What is the y-intercept of the line that passes through the point (-8,7) and is perpendicular to the line y=2x+5?

Answer 1

y intercept = 3 or the point (0,3)

slope = -1/2 = (y-7)/(x+8) is the perpendicular line through the point (-8,7)

cross multiply

2y -14 = -x -8

2y =-x +6

y = -x/2 + 3, 3= the y intercept of the perpendicular line through (-8,7)

the y intercept is the constant term when the linear equation is solved for y