SOLUTION: What is the equation of a line with an x intercept of 5 and a y intercept of 3

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Question 1182357: What is the equation of a line with an x intercept of 5 and a y intercept of 3
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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the equation of a line with
an x intercept of 5 => point(5,0)
and
a y+intercept of 3=> point(0,3)

use points to find a slope

m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29

m=%283-0%29%2F%280-5%29

m=3%2F%28-5%29

m=-3%2F5

use point slope equation of a line

y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29

y-0=-%283%2F5%29%28x-5%29
y=-%283%2F5%29x-%28-%283%2F5%295%29
y=-%283%2F5%29x-%28-3%29
y=-%283%2F5%29x%2B3


+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-%283%2F5%29x%2B3%29+