Imagine you want to add a sprinkler system and the location of one section of the sprinkler line can be described by the equation.
y = -2/5x - 3
x=? y=-5 (x,y)=?
x=-3 y=? (x,y)=?
x=? y=-2 (x,y)=?
x=4 y=? (x,y)=?
x=-5 y=? (x,y)=?
y = -2/5x - 3
x=? y=-5 (x,y)=?
x=-3 y=? (x,y)=?
x=? y=-2 (x,y)=?
x=4 y=? (x,y)=?
x=-5 y=? (x,y)=?
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y = -2/5x - 3
x=? y=-5
-5 = -2/5 x - 3
-2 = -2/5 x
x = 5
(x,y)= (5, -5)
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x=-3 y=?
y = -2/5 (-3) - 3 = 6/5 - 3 = -9/5
(x,y)= (-3, -9/5)
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x=? y=-2
-2 = -2/5 x - 3
1 = -2/5 x
x = -5/2
(x,y)= (-5/2, -2)
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x=4 y=?
y = -2/5 (4) - 3 = -8/5 - 3 = -23/5
(x,y)= (4, -23/5)
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x=-5 y=?
y = -2/5 (-5) - 3 = 2 - 3 = -1
(x,y)= (-5. -1)
x=? y=-5
-5 = -2/5 x - 3
-2 = -2/5 x
x = 5
(x,y)= (5, -5)
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x=-3 y=?
y = -2/5 (-3) - 3 = 6/5 - 3 = -9/5
(x,y)= (-3, -9/5)
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x=? y=-2
-2 = -2/5 x - 3
1 = -2/5 x
x = -5/2
(x,y)= (-5/2, -2)
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x=4 y=?
y = -2/5 (4) - 3 = -8/5 - 3 = -23/5
(x,y)= (4, -23/5)
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x=-5 y=?
y = -2/5 (-5) - 3 = 2 - 3 = -1
(x,y)= (-5. -1)