document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443259>Question 443259</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let L be a line that is neither vertical nor horizontal and which does not pass through the origin. Show that L is the graph of (x/a) + (y/b) = 1, where a is the x-intercept and b is the y-intercept of L. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305756 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305756\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply both sides by ab:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then by slope-intercept, b is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve for the x intercept, let y = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then a is the x-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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