5x+5y=-10 find the intercepts of the equation graph

Answer 1

In order to simplify this equation, we can divide the entire equation by 5, giving us the following:

x+y = -2

Now to find the x-intercept (y=0) we can plug in 0 for y.

x+0 = -2

x= -2

Therefore, the x-intercept is -2. We can do the same for the y intercept, where x=0

0+y = -2

y=-2

Therefore the y-intercept is -2.

x-intercept = -2

y-intercept = -2