Question

Graph the line that has an x-intercept at ( 2,0 ) and a y-intercept at (0,−5). What is the slope of this line?M=?

Answer 1

Answer:

The plot of the line is:

And the slope of the line is:

$m=\frac{5}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To plot the line, simply put points (2,0) and (0, -5) on the plane and then draw a line that goes through both points.

To calculate the slope, we use the formula:

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Where points

$\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1) \\ (x_2,y_2) \end{gathered}$

Are two points that belong to the line.

Using this formula and the points given, we'll have that:

$m=\frac{-5-0}{0-2}\rightarrow m=\frac{5}{2}$