SOLUTION: Find the slope and intercept of the line (x/a)+(y/b)=1.

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Question 410662: Find the slope and intercept of the line (x/a)+(y/b)=1.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope and intercept of the line
(x/a)+(y/b)=1.
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y/b = (-x/a) + 1
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y = (-b/a)x + b
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Slope = -b/a
intercept = b
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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