. what is intercept form

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The intercept form of the equation of a line has an equation  in which 'a' is the x-intercept, and 'b' is the y-intercept. The x-intercept is the shortest distance of the point at the x-axis from the origin, where the line cuts the x-axis, and the y-intercept is the shortest distance of the point at the y-axis from the origin, where the line cuts the y-axis. Also thinking about the points, the line cuts the x-axis on the factor (a, 0), and it cuts the y-axis at the factor (0, b).

Intercept Form of Equation of a Line: .

Here x, y, are the variables in the equation, a, b, are the x-intercept, and the y-intercept in the equation. This equation has a slope of .