Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

you have 2 points,

(-5,0) and (0,-2)

use this to find slope.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

those are your options?

Answer 6

id go last one as a hunch

Answer 7

yes i dont know how to make fractions

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

(-2/5) is a good way

Answer 11

y = (-2/5)x - 2

Answer 12

ok then thanks