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Equation of a line is 3x - 4y + 10 = 0
Find its x- and y-intercepts

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Equation 3x - 4y + 10 = 0 can be written as
3x - 4y = -10 or `x/(-10/3) + y/(5/2) = 1` ...(2)
Comparing (2) with `x/a + y/b = 1`, we have x-intercept as a = -10/3 and y-intercept as b = 5/2
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