document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997457>Question 997457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is x-intercept of the line passing through points (-4,15) and having a slope of -1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what is x-intercept of the line passing through points (-4,15) and having a slope of -1?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the post by @lwsshak3 the answer is given for y-intercept,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while the question is about x-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, some interior formulas in his post are written incorrectly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, I came to provide an accurate solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation of a line in slope-intercept form: y = mx+b, m = slope, b = y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using given coordinates(4,15) on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = y+x = 15 + (-4) = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation: y = -x+11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept is when y=0, i.e. -x + 11 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It gives x-intercept x = 11.   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>ANSWER</U>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solved correctly to teach you in a right way.\r<BR>\n" );
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