How do you graph using slope and intercept of 6x + 5y = 26x+5y=2?

1 Answer
Apr 11, 2017

See below:

Explanation:

First, rewrite it in slope intercept form: y=mx+by=mx+b:

Subtract 6x6x on both sides:

5y=2-6x5y=26x

Now divide by 55

y=2/5-6/5xy=2565x

Rewrite it so the xx comes first:

y=-6/5x+2/5y=65x+25

Now our equation is in the form y=mx+by=mx+b. The mm which is -6/565 represents the slope and the 2/525 represents the y-intercept. So make a point on (0,2/5)(0,25) and then move left 66 units of xx and go up 55 units of yy. Then, connect the dots:

graph{y=(-6/5)x+(2/5) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}