marcellh1 marcellh1
  • 24-07-2017
  • Mathematics
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In the x -y plane, the line 3x + 2y =72 intersects the x -axis at x=b,for some number b. What is the value of b?

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barnuts
barnuts barnuts
  • 07-08-2017

Since it is specifically stated that the line intersects the x-axis, then this means that y = 0. Therefore substituting y = 0 into the given equation will us the value of x.

Substituting y = 0:

3 x + 2 * 0 = 72

3 x = 72

x = 24

Therefore this means that the line intersect the x-axis at point (24, 0).

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