At what point does the graph of 5x + 4y = 12 intersect the y-axis?

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Guest May 23, 2014

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Your equation represents a line, and where a line intercepts the y axis (if it does), x =0.

So, letting x =0 in your equation, we have

4y = 12

So...... y = 3

And there's the point of intersection with the y axis.......(0,3)

CPhill May 23, 2014

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2014-05-23T09:11:55

Your equation represents a line, and where a line intercepts the y axis (if it does), x =0.

So, letting x =0 in your equation, we have

4y = 12

So...... y = 3

And there's the point of intersection with the y axis.......(0,3)