Answer:
Explanation:
As x increases from -74 to -54 (a 'run' of 20), y decreases from 18 to 12 (a 'rise' of -6. Thus, the slope of this line is m = rise/run = -6/20 = -13/10.
From y = mx + b we get 12 = (-13/10)(12) + b, or (after dividing all terms by 12)
1 = -13/10 + b/12, or
60 = -3(6) + 5b, or
42 = - 5b, or b = -42/5
The line is y = (-13/10)x - 42/5.
At the x-intercept, y = 0. Setting y = 0, we get:
(13/10)X = -42/5, or 13x = -84.
Thus, x = -84/13 = -6.46
and so the x-intercept of the line is (-6.46, 0)