What are the intercepts of -x-9y=14?

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sankarankalyanam
Apr 14, 2018

color(green)("x-intercept " = a = -14, " y-intercept " = b = (-14/9)

Explanation:

-x - 9y = 14

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-x / 14 - (9/14)y = 1

(-1/14) x + (-9/14) y = 1

x / (-14) + y / (-14/9) = 1

It's in the intercept form x/a + y/b = 1

:. color(green)("x-intercept " = a = -14, " y-intercept " = b = (-14/9)

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