SOLUTION: Find the distance between the $x$-intercept and the $y$-intercept of the line below.
The equation of the line is 3x - 3y = 8.
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The equation of the line is 3x - 3y = 8.
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Question 1209094: Find the distance between the $x$-intercept and the $y$-intercept of the line below.
The equation of the line is 3x - 3y = 8. Found 2 solutions by mccravyedwin, math_tutor2020:Answer by mccravyedwin(409) (Show Source):
Really, there is no need for the dollar marks " $ " around numbers.
Find the x-intercept by substituting y=0 in the equation and solving for x.
Find the y-intercept by substituting x=0 in the equation and solving for y.
They will be fractions.
Now you have a right triangle formed, so use the Pythagorean theorem to
find the distance between the x-intercept and the y-intercept. It will
be the hypotenuse. Or if you've studied the distance formula, you can use
that.
Edwin
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