Find the equation of the line 5x+y=18 which is parallel to the line and make an intercept of 2units on the x-axis?
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Apr 24
To find the equation of a line parallel to 5x+y=18, we first need to find the slope of the given line.
Rearranging the equation 5x+y=18 into slope-intercept form (y=mx+b) gives us y=-5x+18.
The slope of the given line is -5.
Since the line we are looking for is parallel to the given line, it will have the same slope of -5.
Now, we know the slope of the line we are looking for is -5 and it passes through the point (2,0) on the x-axis.
Using the point-slope form of a linear equation, y-y1=m(x-x1), where (x1,y1) is the point (2,0) and m is the slope (-5), we can plug in the values to find the equation of the line:
y-0=-5(x-2) y=-5x+10
Therefore, the equation of the line parallel to 5x+y=18 and passing through the point (2,0) on the x-axis is y=-5x+10.
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Google Gemini AI
Apr 24
The equation of the given line is 5x + y = 18.
Since the required line is parallel to the given line, it will have the same slope, which is -5.
Let the equation of the required line be y = mx + c, where m = -5 and c is the y-intercept.
Given that the required line makes an intercept of 2 units on the x-axis, we have: When x = 2, y = 0
Substituting these values in the equation y = mx + c, we get: 0 = (-5)(2) + c c = 10
Therefore, the equation of the required line is: y = -5x + 10