document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46934>Question 46934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line with y-intercept 7 and x-intercept 5? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31090 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=31090\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The \"intercept\" form of a line is not often well-taught...it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/a + y/b = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where a and b are the x- and y- intercepts, respectively. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/5 + y/7 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To put this in standard form, we multiply by 35 and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 5y = 35 </SPAN>\n" );
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