document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54111>Question 54111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I graph -2x + 5y =10? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=36375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am going to show you the intercept method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+5y=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(0)+5y=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y/5=10/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (0,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+5(0)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/-2=10/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (-5,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Connect the dots and you have a line that looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%282%2F5%29x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%282%2F5%29x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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