SOLUTION: x+5y=10 use the intercepts to graph the equation.

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Question 412620: x+5y=10
use the intercepts to graph the equation.

Answer by jjordan95(63) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 1+x+%2B+5+y+=+10 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-1%2F5.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 10/1 = 10.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 10/5 = 2.
  • Slope is -1/5 = -0.2.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.2*x+2.
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+10-8%2C+10%2B8%2C+2-8%2C+2%2B8%2C+-0.2%2Ax%2B2+%29+