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Posted by Angie on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:52pm.

The graph of 5x-2y=10 intersects the x-axis and y-axis what are the order pairs for these two points of intersection?
A.(2,0) and (0,5)
B.(2,0) and (0,-5)
C.(-2,0) and (0,5)
D.(-2,0) and (0,-5)

math $$ - JJ, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:54pm
Let x = 0

You have 5(0) - 2y = 10
so -2y = 10 divide both sides by -2 to find y. Your ordered pair is (0, y)

Do the same for y = 0
5 x - 2(0) = 10
5x = 10
solve for x and your ordered pair is (x, 0)
math $$ - Knights, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:57pm
just saying angie, you dont need to post twice, but alls good.
math $$ - Angie, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00pm
sorry knights my computer was messying up so...
math $$ - Knights, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:01pm
np

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