Question

Given the Standard Form of linear equation 5x - 2y = 10, find its x-intercept and y-intercept: (show your work)

x-intercept:_________ y-intercept:_________


I MARK BRAINLIEST

Answer 1

To find the x-intercept, throw in 0 for y:

$5x-2(0)=10 \newline 5x=10 \newline x=2$

So the x-intercept is (2,0).

To find the y-intercept, throw in 0 for x:

$5(0)-2y=10 \newline -2y=10 \newline y=-5$

So the y-intercept is $(0,-5)$.