You can put this solution on YOUR website! The x-intercept of a line is –5 and the y-intercept of the line is –2. What is the equation of the line?
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Using the slope intercept form y = mx + b
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y intercept (-2) occurs when x = 0, therefore we have:
y = m(0) - 2
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x intercept (-5) occurs when y = 0, therefore, we can find the slope, m
-5m - 2 = 0
-5m = 2
m =
m = -.4
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The equation: y = -.4x - 2
looks like this:
