J's answer to Elise's Secondary 3 E Maths Singapore question.
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i)
x/3 + y/2 = 1
Multiply both sides by 2,
2x/3 + y = 2
y = -2x/3 + 2
y = -⅔x + 2
This is the equation of the line.
ii)
General equation of a straight line is y = mx + c, whereby :
m is the gradient
c is the y-intercept (the y-coordinate of the intersection point of the line and the y-axis. Any point on the y-axis has coordinate = 0)
So, looking at the result in i), the gradient is -⅔.
iii)
Anywhere on the x-axis, y = 0.
So substitute y = 0 into the line's equation.
0 = -⅔x + 2
⅔x = 2
x = 2/(⅔)
x = 2 × 3/2
x = 3
The coordinates of the intersection point are (3,0)
x/3 + y/2 = 1
Multiply both sides by 2,
2x/3 + y = 2
y = -2x/3 + 2
y = -⅔x + 2
This is the equation of the line.
ii)
General equation of a straight line is y = mx + c, whereby :
m is the gradient
c is the y-intercept (the y-coordinate of the intersection point of the line and the y-axis. Any point on the y-axis has coordinate = 0)
So, looking at the result in i), the gradient is -⅔.
iii)
Anywhere on the x-axis, y = 0.
So substitute y = 0 into the line's equation.
0 = -⅔x + 2
⅔x = 2
x = 2/(⅔)
x = 2 × 3/2
x = 3
The coordinates of the intersection point are (3,0)
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3 years ago
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