What are the intercepts of #11x-43y=9#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T10:02:53

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#11x-43y=9#

Divide by 9 both sides

#=>(11x)/9 - (49y)/9=9/9#

#=>x/(9/11)-y/(9/49)=1#

Its in the form #x/a+y/b=1#

On equating , we get

#a=9/11# which is the x-intercept

#b=9/49# which is the y-intercept