How do you find the x and y intercepts for $x +5y=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-07T09:55:33

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We have to write the equation in the form:
$y=f(x)$

$5y=-x$

$y=-x/5$

The $x$ intercept it's the point where:

$y=0$

then

$-x/5=0$

$x=0$

The $y$ intercept is the point where:

$x=0$

then:
$y=-0/5=0$

in this case we have a line through the axis origin

How do you find the x and y intercepts for x +5y=0x +5y=0?