Consider the y-intercept. The equation of your model is y = 8.39x. The y-intercept is zero. Should it be? Explain.

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Magdy · Answer 1 · 2021-06-28T11:05:08+0000

Answer:

yes, the y-intercept should be 0.

Explanation:

The b in this slope-intercept equation is 0, so the y-intercept is 0.

Another way to figure out the y-intercept is to set x to 0; the resulting y-value is the y-intercept:

y = 8.39(0)

y = 0 so the y-intercept is 0.