Question

Write the equation of the line, in standard form, that has an x-intercept of 2 and is parallel to 2x + y = -5.

Answer 1

y = -2x + 2

Explanation:

I need the equation of the line, in standard form, that has an x-intercept of 2 and is parallel to 2x + y = -5.

Write the equation of the line, in standard form, that has an x-intercept of 2 and is parallel to 2x + y = -5. Include your work in your final answer.

"parallel"means "same slope".

let's find, first, the slope of the given line: rewrite the equation in standard form,

that is -

y=-2x-0.5

This means the slope of the required line is "-2"

Now, just plugin the numbers into standard equation:

y=slope*x+intercept

you'll end up with

y=-2x+2