Question

What is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the line that passes through points (-5, 3) and (1, -3)?

Answer 1

you find the line for those points....graph it...and then look at the x-intercept! :)

Answer 2

can ya help me or someone please

Answer 3

so the slope is (-3-3)/(1+5) which is?

Answer 4

solve (-3-3)/(1+5) and you get -6/6 so simplify that and you get...?

Answer 5

-2,0

Answer 6

no no....what is -6/6? :)

Answer 7

wait

Answer 8

-1

Answer 9

so we have a slope (-1)

now lets find the equation for the line
to do that we plug in the slope(m) into the equation y=mx+b and we put in any one of the two given values of x an y :)
so like:
(3)=(-1)(-5)+b

Answer 10

so wht now

Answer 11

solve that for b and you get b=-2
so you use that for your equation:
y=-x-2

now you graph that and look for the x-intercept! :)

Answer 12

wait huh

Answer 13

so y = -2?

Answer 14

y = m x + b
y = -1 x + (-2)

Answer 15

so now i graph that

Answer 16

-2 is x

Answer 17

heres how to graph it: