SOLUTION: What will be the area of the triangle which the line 3y=9x-36 forms with the coordinate axes? thanks

Question 188082: What will be the area of the triangle which the line 3y=9x-36 forms with the coordinate axes?

thanks
Answer by uday1435(57) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = 0
Then 3y = - 36 ie. y = -12 means its y intercept = -12
Let y = 0
Then 0 = 9x � 36 ie. x = 4 means x intercept = 4
Therefore the area of the required triangle = � base x altitude = � (4)(12) = 24 sq. units

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