Consider the straight line represented by

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Consider the straight line represented by 5x−2y+10=05x - 2y + 10 = 0. Use this equation to answer the questions given below. (i) Rewrite the equation in the form y=mx+cy = mx + c. (ii) Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line. (iii) Plot the intercepts on graph paper, join the points, and draw the line. (iv) Calculate the area of the triangle bounded by this line and the coordinate axes.

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