document.write( "Question 1063646: Here's another problem I have no clue how to do.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The point P (3,2) is on line L. The sum of the x and y intercepts of line L is 12. Find all possible equations for line L in standard form.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #678756 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Start with the general equation of a line,
\n" ); document.write( "\"ax%2Bby=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "So you know (3,2) is on the line,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%283%29%2Bb%282%29=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=3a%2B2b\"
\n" ); document.write( "and the x intercept is,
\n" ); document.write( "\"ax%2Bb%280%29=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"ax=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=c%2Fa\"
\n" ); document.write( "and the y intercept is,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%280%29%2Bby=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"by=c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=c%2Fb\"
\n" ); document.write( "and their sum,
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%2Fa%2Bc%2Fb=12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29=12\"
\n" ); document.write( "Combining with the previous equation,
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283a%2B2b%29%281%2Fa%2B1%2Fb%29=12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283a%2B2b%29%28b%2Ba%29=12ab\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3ab%2B3a%5E2%2B2b%5E2%2B2ba=12ab\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%5E2-7ab%2B2b%5E2=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28a-2b%29%283a-b%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a-2b=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=2b\"
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=3a%2B2b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=3%282b%29%2B2b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=6b%2B2b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=8b\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the solution line looks like,
\n" ); document.write( "\"2bx%2Bby=8b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%282x%2By=8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"3a-b=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3a=b\"
\n" ); document.write( "So,
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=3a%2B2%283a%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=3a%2B6a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=9a\"
\n" ); document.write( "So this solution line looks like,
\n" ); document.write( "\"ax%2B3ay=9a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x%2B3y=9%29\"
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