document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281376>Question 281376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x intercept and y intercept of the line given by the equation. 5x-8y=-15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=subudear><B>subudear(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=subudear><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=204387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Standard line equation of form y = mx + c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope of line and c is the y intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now equation of line given is 5x - 8y = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "converting it to standard form we will get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8y = 5x + 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5/8*x + 15/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now y intercept is 15/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can finsd x intercept by replacing y by 0 so we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x intercept is -3 </SPAN>\n" );
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