document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38873>Question 38873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLease help me write the equation of the line with x-intercept (3, 0) and y-intercept (0, 2).<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 #24370 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24370\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a special form of a line not taught very often called the intercept form and it goes like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/a + y/b = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where a and b are the x- and y-intercepts...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here we have such a case and so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3 + y/2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now multiply by 6 and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3y = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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