Question

A line passes through the points (–3, –4) and (6, 2)

What is the x-intercept of this line?
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Answer 1

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Answer:

(3, 0)

Explanation:

The line through these points intersects the x-axis at x=3.

The x-intercept is (3, 0).

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The x-intercept can be computed from ...

x-intercept = x1 -y1(x2 -x1)/(y2 -y1)

= -3 -(-4)(6-(-3))/(2-(-4)) = -3 +4(9/6) = -3 +6

x-intercept = 3

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Here, it is simple enough to plot the points and see where the line crosses the x-axis.