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How do you find the equation of a line with only x and y intercepts?

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Plug it in to the point slope form equation
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Answer:

An x-intercept of 3

→(3,0) is a point on the line

A y-intercept of (-2)

(0,−2) is a point on the line

The slope of the line is given by

m=Δy

Δx

The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is

y=mx+b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Explanation:

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