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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

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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

precal · Answer

y intercept is -2 so it is one of the last two

anonymous · Answer

I need help with x

anonymous · Answer

@precal can you help with x

anonymous · Answer

The question gave you 2 points therefore you can construct the equation y=mx+b. x-int point is (-5,0) and the y-int is (0,-2) if you use the formula for slope which is rise/run or (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) which in your case it should be ((-2)-(0))/(0-(-5)) you can get the slope - which in your case is -2/5 and since you know your y-int = b, the answer is clearly the last one.