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Type the equation for the standard form of the line that has an x-intercept of 3and a y-intercept of 5. (You can use the following numbers 5, 3, 15)

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The standard form of a line is just another way of writing the equation of a line. It gives all of the same information as the slope-intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a line is: y = mx + b. We are expected to rewrite it in the form Ax + By = C. which is the standard equation of the line.

Step 1:

We get the equation of the line.

Given the x-intercept and the y-intercept, they can be adjusted to give the following points.

(0,5) gotten from the y-intercept and (3,0) gotten from the x-intercept

STEP 2

Insert the points into the formula.


\begin{gathered} \text{Equation of a line gives} \\ m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \text{also, m=}\frac{\text{y-y}_1}{x-x_1} \\ \text{Equating the above equations for the slope, we have} \\ (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=\frac{\text{y-y}_1}{x-x_1} \\ (0-5)/(3-0)=(y-5)/(x-0) \\ -(5)/(3)=(y-5)/(x) \\ Cross\text{ multiply.} \\ -5x=3(y-5) \\ -5x=3y-15 \\ \operatorname{Re}arrange\text{ the equation} \\ 5x+3y=15 \\ \end{gathered}

Therefore, the standard equation of the line is 5x+3y=15 which is similar to Ax+By=C as stated above.

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