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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the intercepts and then use them to graph the equation 5x+4y=20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to find x-intercept, set y=0 and solve for x. to find y-intercept, set x=0 and solve for y.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do i do that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let's find the x-intercept first. plug in a 0 for y: 5x + 4(0) = 20 now solve this.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x=4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes. that's your x-intercept. now set x=0 and solve for y.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

still there?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea but lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

set x=0 so your equation is 5(0) + 4y = 20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5=y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, that's your y intercept. so now you have two points. just draw a line through these two points to show the graph: |dw:1332635444085:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use my sketch to draw it...

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