How do you graph using the intercepts for $-4x-15y=-17$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-07T23:22:32

Draw a graph, plot the two intercepts, and draw a line through the two points...

graph{y = 17/15-(4 x)/15 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

my first time using this graph thing, hope it helps :)

To find the intercepts, we plug in zero for x and y, respectively.
First we'll do x...
let $x=0$ ,

$-4(0) - 15y = -17$

$- 15y = -17$

$y = 17/15$ when $x=0$

this gives us the point $(0, 17/15)$

Now, let $y=0$

$-4x - 15(0) = -17$

$- 4x = -17$

$x = 17/4$ when $y=0$

this gives us the point $(17/4 , 0)$

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