SOLUTION: x-intercept: -2 y-intercept: 5

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Question 110569This question is from textbook algebra 1concepts and skills
: x-intercept: -2
y-intercept: 5 This question is from textbook algebra 1concepts and skills

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THESE 2 POINTS ARE (-2,0) & (0,5)
FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE
(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
(5-0)/[0-(-2)]
5/2 IS THE SLOPE (m).
NOW REPLACE THE X & Y TERMS IN THE LINE EQUATION [Y=mX+b] WITH ONE SET OF X & Y COORDINATES & SOLVE FOR (b) THE Y INTERCEPT.
0=5/2*-2+b
0=-5+b
b=5 THIS IS THE Y INTERCEPT.
THUS WE HAVE FOR THIS LINE EQUATION:
Y=5X/2+5