Please help me understand this tangent/parametric curve problem

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Ok, so we the question gives two finctions x(t) and y(t) and asks for the equation of the tangent line at t = 1.

I found the slope by evaluating dy/dx at 1, but how do I find the y-intercept?
 
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Can't you use the point (x(1),y(1)) to solve for the intercept?