Im graphing linear equation and i cannot solve this equation

Question

-2y-5x+10 icant answe that because i will divide -2 to all so it will become y-5x/-2+(-5) so what is next? Am i correct?

Answer 1

Hi Joshua;

There is no = sign in this.  It is not an equation it is an expression.  It cannot be graphed.

Is this...

-2y-5x=10

??????

If so, this is almost standard format.  For it to be standard format, the coefficient of x would be greater than zero.  This is -5.

Slope-intercept format is...

y=mx+b

m is the slope.

b is the y-intercept, the value of y when x=0.

-2y-5x=10

-2y=5x+10

y=[(-5/2)x]-5

The slope is -5/2.

The y-intercept is -5

Does this help?