Show that the equation of the line with (x)-intercept (a) and (y)-intercept (b) is [frac{x}{a}+frac{y}{b}=1] ((a eq
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Show that the equation of the line with \(x\)-intercept \(a\) and \(y\)-intercept \(b\) is
\[\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1\]
\((a eq 0, b eq 0)\). This is called the intercept form.
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