You would need to use the formula y=mx+b
<span><span><span>2x</span>+<span>5y</span></span>=<span>−5</span></span>
Step 1: Add -2x to both sides.
<span><span><span>2x+<span>5y</span></span>+<span>−<span>2x</span></span></span>=<span><span>−5</span>+<span>−<span>2x</span></span></span></span><span><span>
5y</span>=<span><span>−<span>2x</span></span>−5
</span></span>Step 2: Divide both sides by 5.
<span><span><span>5y</span>/5</span>=<span><span><span>−<span>2x</span></span>−5/</span>5
</span></span><span>y=<span><span><span><span>−2/</span>5</span>x</span>−1</span></span><span>
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Answer: y=<span><span><span>
−2/5</span>
x</span>
−1</span></span>Ive attached a photo of what 2x+5y=-5 would look like in a graph.