SOLUTION: Write the intercept form of the equation of the line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b). The equation is given below.
x/a + y/b =1. a is not equal to 0, b is not equal to 0.
x
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x/a + y/b =1. a is not equal to 0, b is not equal to 0.
x
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Question 910661: Write the intercept form of the equation of the line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b). The equation is given below.
x/a + y/b =1. a is not equal to 0, b is not equal to 0.
x intercept: (-7/3, 0)
y intercept: (0, -3) Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Get slope from the two given intercepts and find y-intercept as equal to the constant term in the slope-intercept form. You can then convert to standard form and read a and b directly.
Your slope is , which might be useful enough on its own without going further - but not sure, so....
, should now be clear enough as the equation for the line having the unknown a and b.
Division of both sides by 3 might be a good idea so as to have the constant term as 1, or later(?) negative 1.
, Although standard form was mentioned, I am not in fact using it. , which is the form given for your unknown line equation.
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