document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5884>Question 5884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what does 2x+y=-5 look like on a graph? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3078 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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=3078\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is a line with a slope of -2, which intersects the y axis at the point (0,-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I simply put the equation in the format y=mx+b, where the slope is m and the y-intercept is b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+y=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 2x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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