SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line which meets the x-axis at x=6 and the y-axis at y=-10

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Question 708071: Find the equation of the line which meets the x-axis at x=6 and the y-axis at y=-10
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the line meets the x-axis at x=6 and the y-axis at y=-10, means passes through the points:
(x%5B1%5D,y%5B1%5D)=(6,0) and

(x%5B2%5D,y%5B2%5D)=(0,-10)
if we know two points, we can find the equation of the line
first find a slope m:
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29
m=%28-10-0%29%2F%280-6%29
m=-10%2F-6
m=1.6666666666666666666666666666667....round it
m=1.67
y-intercept is found from equation: y%5B1%5D=mx%5B1%5D+%2Bb
0=1.67%2A6+%2Bb
0=10.02+%2Bb...round it to whole number
-10=b
so, the equation of the line is y=1.67x-10