SOLUTION: find an equation in Standard Form of the line with x - intercept 5 and y - intercept 3.

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Question 778129: find an equation in Standard Form of the line with x - intercept 5 and y - intercept 3.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because this line has an x-intercept of 5 and a y intercept of -4, you know two points of the line: (5,0) and (0,3).
Using these two points, you can find slope:
m+=+rise%2Frun+=+%283-0%29+%2F+%280-5%29+=+-3%2F5
Now that you know slope and the y-intercept, plug them into the equation of a line:
y+=+mx+%2B+b
y+=+%28-3%2F5%29x+%2B3
Change it to standard form:
%283%2F5%29x+%2B+y+=+3
+graph%28+600%2C600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%28-3%2F5%29x+%2B3%29+