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The equation of a line is given below.

4x + 3y = -24

find the x-intercept and the y-intercept.
then use them to graph the line.

x-intercept: ?
y-intercept: ?

User Water
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Answer:

-3/4 y-6

Explanation:

User Jose Bernhardt
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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

4x + 3y = -24

We convert to slope/intercept form ( y = mx + b):

3y = - 4x - 24

Divide through by 3:

y = (-4/3)x - 8

Comparing this with y = mx + b:

we see that b ( the y-intercept) is -8.

To find the x -intercept solve (-4/3)x - 8 = 0

(-4/3)x = 8

Multiplying through by -3/4:

x = 8 * -3/4 = -6 = x-intercept.

To draw the graph draw a line through the points (-6,0) and (0, -8).

User Kaminari
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