What are the intercepts of -8x-3y=14−8x−3y=14?

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sankarankalyanam
Apr 14, 2018

color(indigo)( "x-intercept = -7/3, y-intercept = -14/3"x-intercept = -7/3, y-intercept = -14/3

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Given equation is -8x - 3y = 14−8x−3y=14

(-8x - 3y) / 14 = 1−8x−3y14=1

x / -(14/8) + y / (-14/3) = 1x−(148)+y−143=1

It's in intercept form of equation is x/a + y / b = 1xa+yb=1 where a & b are the x and y intercepts.

:. "x-intercept = -14/4 = -7/3, y-intercept = -14/3"

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