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#1 2006-10-25 07:17:05
- Neha
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intercept
how do you write an equation such as this : 2x - 2y + 4 = 0 in double intercept form?
what is double intercept form by the way ? 
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#2 2006-10-25 08:57:23
- polylog
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Re: intercept
The "double intercept form" is this form:
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#3 2006-10-25 09:00:42
- polylog
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Re: intercept
In your case, you just have to re-arrange the equation so that it is in that form:
or equivalently:
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