document.write( "Question 664380: find the equation of the line with x-intercept 4 and y-intercept 8
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\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x-intercept=+4\" and \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, you are given these two points: (\"4\",\"0\") and (\"0\",\"8\")\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (4, 0) and (x2, y2) = (0, 8).
\n" ); document.write( " Slope a is \"a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%288-0%29%2F%280-4%29+=+-2\".
\n" ); document.write( " Intercept is found from equation \"a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D\", or \"-2%2A4+%2Bb+=+8\". From that,
\n" ); document.write( " intercept b is \"b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D\", or \"b=0--2%2A4+=+8\".
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\n" ); document.write( " y=(-2)x + (8)
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\n" ); document.write( " Your graph:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the equation of the line with \"x-intercept=4\" and \"y-intercept=8\" is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x+%2B+8\"
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