document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910661>Question 910661</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the intercept form of the equation of the line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b). The equation is given below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/a + y/b =1. a is not equal to 0, b is not equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x intercept: (-7/3, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y intercept: (0, -3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #552594 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=552594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Get slope from the two given intercepts and find y-intercept as equal to the constant term in the slope-intercept form.  You can then convert to standard form and read a and b directly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-3%29%2F%28-7%2F3%29=3%2F%287%2F3%29=9%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-3%29%2F%28-7%2F3%29=3%2F%287%2F3%29=9%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which might be useful enough on its own without going further - but not sure, so....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%289%2F7%29x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%289%2F7%29x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, should now be clear enough as the equation for the line having the unknown a and b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Division of both sides by 3 might be a good idea so as to have the constant term as 1, or later(?) negative 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2F3=%283%2F7%29x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2F3=%283%2F7%29x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%283%2F7%29x%2By%2F3=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%283%2F7%29x%2By%2F3=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, Although standard form was mentioned, I am not in fact using it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%2F%287%2F3%29%2By%2F%28-3%29=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%2F%287%2F3%29%2By%2F%28-3%29=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is the form given for your unknown line equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28a=7%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28a=7%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   and   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28b=-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28b=-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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