Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 1.3 Lines - 1.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 31: 55

Answer

$y=\frac{1}{2}x-1$ or $x-2y=2$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given intercepts $(2,0),(0,-1)$, we can find the slope $m=\frac{0+1}{2-0}=\frac{1}{2}$. Step 2. Using either point (2nd used here), we can write the equation as $y+1=\frac{1}{2}(x-0)$ or $y=\frac{1}{2}x-1$ or $x-2y=2$
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