SOLUTION: x/3+y/5=1

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Question 840453: x/3+y/5=1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is in the form x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1+ which is known as intercept form. The intercepts of x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1+ are

x-intercept: (a,0)

y-intercept: (0,b)


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The equation x%2F3%2By%2F5=1 is in the form x%2Fa+%2B+y%2Fb+=+1+ where a+=+3 and b+=+5, so this means


x-intercept: (3,0)

y-intercept: (0,5)


we then plot these two points and draw a straight line through them to get