document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179606>Question 179606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HI.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Show that the x-intercept of the graph of Ax+By=C is (C/A,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the x-intercept, simply plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for \"x\":\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BB%280%29=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BB%280%29=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2B0=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2B0=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=C%2FA ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=C%2FA\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by A to isolate \"x\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this means that when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=C%2FA ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=C%2FA\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that the x-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(\frac{C}{A},0\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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