document.write( "Question 351743: prove that an equation for a line with nonzero x- and y-intercepts can be written as x/a + y/b = 1 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "To find the x-intercept, set \"y=0\" and solve for \"x\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fa+%2B+0+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=a\"
\n" ); document.write( "(\"a\",\"0\") which is the x-intercept.
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the y-intercept, set \"x=0\" and solve for \"y\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0%2By%2Fb=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=b\"
\n" ); document.write( "(\"0\",\"b\") which is the y-intercept.
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