SOLUTION: Find the x and y intercepts and one other point of the line 2x-y= -7

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Question 451456: Find the x and y intercepts and one other point of the line 2x-y= -7
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide both sides by -7:
%282x%29%2F%28-7%29++-+y%2F%28-7%29+=+1
<==> x%2F%28-7%2F2%29+%2B+y%2F7+=+1
The x-intercept is -7/2, the y-intercept 7.
One other point on the line is (1, 9).