Question 32 of 70beginner🔧 ApplyShort Answer3 marks
Reduce the following equations into intercept form and find their intercepts on the axes.
(i)
Answer
Intercept form: x/4 + y/6 = 1; x-intercept = 4, y-intercept = 6
(ii)
Answer
Intercept form: x/(3/2) + y/(-2) = 1; x-intercept = 3/2, y-intercept = -2
(iii)
Answer
This is a horizontal line y = -2/3; No x-intercept, y-intercept = -2/3
Explanation
The intercept form of a line is x/a + y/b = 1, where a is the x-intercept and b is the y-intercept. For each equation, we rearrange to isolate the constant term on the right side and divide to get the standard intercept form.