Question

Instructions: Find the intercepts of the following equation in Standard Form.

Answer 1

The equation of the line is given below as

`x+5y=-5`

Step 1:

To figure out the x-intercept, we will put y=0 and solve for x

`\begin{gathered} x+5y=-5 \\ x+5(0)=-5 \\ x=-5 \\ (-5,0) \end{gathered}`

Step 2:

To figure out the y-intercept.

we will put x=0 and solve for y

`\begin{gathered} x+5y=-5 \\ 0+5y=-5 \\ (5y)/(5)=(-5)/(5) \\ y=-1 \\ (0,-1) \end{gathered}`

Hence,

The final answer is

`\begin{gathered} x-intercept\Rightarrow(-5,0) \\ y-intercept\Rightarrow(0,-1) \end{gathered}`