The x-intercept of a line is -5 and the y-intercept of the line is -2. What is the equation of the line?
Y=-5/2x-5
Y=2/5x+2
Y=5/2x-2
Y=-2/5x-2

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The x-intercept of a line is -5 and the y-intercept of the line is -2. What is the equation of the line? 
Y=-5/2x-5
Y=2/5x+2
Y=5/2x-2
Y=-2/5x-2

anonymous · Answer

Also, please explain how you got the answer

azureilai · Answer

d. you can graph it, then count the slope between the x and y intercepts and then plug in the y intercept at the end

anonymous · Answer

the y-intercept appears in the equation since they are in slope-intercept form where y=mx+b b=y-intercept
so we answers are narrowed to C and D
no but y=0 to each equation to see which gives you x=-5

anonymous · Answer

Thanks!

anonymous · Answer

Y=5/2x-2                               Y=-2/5x-2
0=5/2x-2                               0=2/5x-2
2=5/2x                                   2=2/5x
x=4/5                                     x=5          
so the answer would be D