Mathematics 27 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

The x-intercept of a line is –5 and the y-intercept of the line is –2. What is the equation of the line? The x-intercept of a line is –5 and the y-intercept of the line is –2. What is the equation of the line? @Mathematics

OpenStudy (amistre64):

$\frac{x}{-5}+\frac{y}{-2}=1$ thatll work

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

you have 2 points, (-5,0) and (0,-2) use this to find slope.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

these are my options that i came up with y = –x – 5 y = x + 2 y = x – 2 y = –x – 2

OpenStudy (amistre64):

$\frac{x}{-5}+\frac{y}{-2}=1$ $\frac{x}{10/-2}+\frac{y}{10/-5}=1$ $\frac{-2x}{10}+\frac{-5y}{10}=1$ $\frac{-2x}{10}+\frac{-5y}{10}=\frac{10}{10}$ $-2x-5y=10$ or the more proper $2x+5y=-10$ maybe

OpenStudy (amistre64):

OpenStudy (amistre64):

id go last one as a hunch

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i dont know how to make fractions

OpenStudy (amistre64):

$\frac{x}{-5}+\frac{y}{-2}=1$ $\frac{x(-2)}{-5}+\frac{y(-2)}{-2}=1(-2)$ $\frac{x(-2)}{-5}+y=-2$ $\frac{-2x(-5)}{-5}+(-5)y=-2(-5)$ $-2x-5y=10$ $2x+5y=-10$ $5y=-2x-10$ $y=\frac{-2}{5}x-\frac{10}{5}$ $y=\frac{-2}{5}x-2$ this is what i tend to get ....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah that was one of my answers but i dont know how to do fractions

OpenStudy (amistre64):

(-2/5) is a good way

OpenStudy (amistre64):

y = (-2/5)x - 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok then thanks