How do you graph #5x+y=5# using the intercepts?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-04T14:59:14

By setting #y=0#, we can find the #x#-intercept.

#5x+(0)=5 => x=1#

By setting #x=0#, we can find the #y#-intercept.

#5(0)+y=5 => y=5#.

Plot the intercepts we found above:

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Connect those intercepts by a straight line.

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The line in red is the graph of #5x+y=5#.

I hope that this was helpful.