Find the x and y Intercepts x+5y=-10

$x + 5 y = - 10$

Step 1

Find the x-intercepts.

To find the x-intercept(s), substitute in $0$ for $y$ and solve for $x$ .

$x + 5 (0) = - 10$

Simplify $x + 5 (0)$ .

Multiply $5$ by $0$ .

$x + 0 = - 10$

Add $x$ and $0$ .

$x = - 10$

x-intercept(s) in point form.

x-intercept(s): $(- 10, 0)$

Step 2

Find the y-intercepts.

To find the y-intercept(s), substitute in $0$ for $x$ and solve for $y$ .

$(0) + 5 y = - 10$

Solve the equation.

Add $0$ and $5 y$ .

$5 y = - 10$

Divide each term in $5 y = - 10$ by $5$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $5 y = - 10$ by $5$ .

$\frac{5 y}{5} = \frac{- 10}{5}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 y}{5} = \frac{- 10}{5}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 10}{5}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 10$ by $5$ .

$y = - 2$

y-intercept(s) in point form.

y-intercept(s): $(0, - 2)$

Step 3

List the intersections.

x-intercept(s): $(- 10, 0)$

y-intercept(s): $(0, - 2)$

Step 4