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algebra intermediate

Problem

What is the -coordinate for the -intercept of the line containing the points and ?
Solution
First we find that the slope of the line is . Now, for any other point, , to be on this line, the slope between and either of or must be equal to 1. Thus . A line crosses the -axis when it has . Plugging this in for our line we get .
Final answer
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