Answer and Explanation:
The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is generally given as;
where m = the slope of the line
b = the y-intercept of the line
So given the equation;
Comparing the two equations, we can deduce the following;
* m = -1
This means that the line will have a negative slope
* b = -5
This means that the line will cut the y-axis at -5.
We can now choose values for x and determine the corresponding values of y and then proceed to plot the graph.
When x = 1;
When x = 0,
When x = -2,
When x = -4,
When x = -6;
With the above values and information, we can then go ahead and plot our graph as shown below;