SOLUTION: x+5y=10 need to graph this

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Question 454875: x+5y=10 need to graph this
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x%2B5y=10...write it in slope-intercept form first
5y=-x%2B10
y=-%281%2F5%29x%2B2
take any two values for x and find two values for y
x|y
0|2
5|3
now, plot these two points on a graph and draw a line passing through both points:
Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (0, 2) and (x2, y2) = (5, 3).
Slope a is a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%283-2%29%2F%285-0%29+=+0.2.
Intercept is found from equation a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D, or 0.2%2A0+%2Bb+=+2. From that,
intercept b is b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D, or b=2-0.2%2A0+=+2.

y=(0.2)x + (2)

Your graph: