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Question 395966: What is an equation of the line that has each pair of intercepts if the x intercept is 2 and the y intercept is -5? Found 2 solutions by rfer, Jstrasner:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
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(0,-5)
slope m=-5-0/2-0
m=-5/2
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y=mx+b
0=-5/2*2+b
b=-5
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y=-5/2x-5
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hey,
Well the slope of a line is the rise/run
so the rise would be 5, because you are moving up from -5
and the run would be 2 since you are moving over to 2
Therefore the equation would be:
y = (5/2)x - 5
I hope this helps!
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