SOLUTION: find the equation of the line with x-intercept 5 and y-intercept 8.

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Question 150768: find the equation of the line with x-intercept 5 and y-intercept 8.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A line has a general form of y=mx+b.
When x=0, the y intercept,




When y=0, the x-intercept,





Put it all together,
y=mx+b}}}


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