document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272170>Question 272170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to graph  y=-5 and 5x+4y=-20  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By inspection, the first equation, y = -5 is a straight line parallel to the x axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is, for every value of 'x', the value of 'y' is -5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 4y = -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rearranging<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -5x -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5/4x - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which will be a straight line sloping down from the upper left to the lower right, y intercept will be (0, -5); and when x=-4, it will cross the x axis at (-4, 0)<BR>\n" );
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