document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=692552>Question 692552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is x over a plus y over b =1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427048 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427048\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Fa%2By%2Fb=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Fa%2By%2Fb=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could say that it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Fa%29x%2B%281%2Fb%29y=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fa%29x%2B%281%2Fb%29y=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a linear equation in standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=1%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=1%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, B=1/b}}} and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other will say that it is in a special form that is sometimes called intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the x-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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