SOLUTION: If (29,1)is joined to (63,-16) in a co ordinate plane , then where will the line cut the x-axis ?

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Question 464113: If (29,1)is joined to (63,-16) in a co ordinate plane , then where will the line cut the x-axis ?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=(-16-1)/(63-29)
m=-17/34
m=-1/2
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y=mx+b
-16=-1/2*63+b
-16=-31.5+b
b=-16+31.5
b=15.5
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y=-1/2x+15.5
-1/2x=-15.5
x=31
x intercept
(31,0)