SOLUTION: graph and use the slope & y intercept x+5y=10

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Question 688223: graph and use the slope & y intercept
x+5y=10
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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graph and use the slope & y intercept
x+5y=10
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5y = -x + 10
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y = (-1/5)x + 2
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y-int = 2
slope = -1/5
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Put a point at the y-intercept: (0,2)
slope means y decreases by 1 as x increases by 5:
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So plot (0+5 , 2-1) = (5,1)
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Draw a line thru those two points
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Cheers,
Stan H.