-x - 2y = - 10. (1) Express x = 10 - 2y (2) from the given equation. Now, give three arbitrary values for y. For example, y = 1, 2 3. Calculate the corresponding values of x using formula (2). You will get x = 10-2*1 = 8; x = 10-2*2 = 6 and x = 10-2*3 = 4. So, these three points (8,1), (6,2) and (4,3) all lie in the straight line (1).