How do you write an equation in standard form for a line passing through L(5, 0), M(0, 5)?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T17:14:46

First get the slope of the line. It would be #(5-0)/(0-5)# = -1. Now point slope form would be y-0= -1(x-5) Or, x+y=5, which is the standard form.