document.write( "Question 150768: find the equation of the line with x-intercept 5 and y-intercept 8. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #110700 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A line has a general form of y=mx+b.
\n" ); document.write( "When x=0, the y intercept,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=m%280%29%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=b\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"In+this+case%2C+y=8.%0D%0A%7B%7B%7By=b=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "When y=0, the x-intercept,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0=mx%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-b%2Fm\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5=-8%2Fm\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=-8%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Put it all together,
\n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b}}}
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-%288%2F5%29x%2B8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+-%288%2F5%29x%2B8%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );