Chapter 5 - Linear Functions - 5-5 Standard Form - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 325: 52

x-intercept: 2 y-intercept: -4 $2x - y = 4$

(2, 0) and (0, -4) are given $m = (0--4)/(2-0)$ $ m = 4/2 =2 $ $y=mx+b$ $0 = 2 * 2 + b$ $0 = 4 + b$ $0-4 = 4 + b -4 $ $-4 = b$ $y = 2x -4$ $y +4 - y = 2x -4 +4 - y$ $4 = 2x -y$ $2x - y = 4$