Asked by Bob

If the equation for the graph is 3x - 4y = 8, find the distance between the y intercept and the x intercept.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
x-intercept: set y = 0 → 3x = 8 → (8/3, 0).
y-intercept: set x = 0 → −4y = 8 → (0, −2).

Distance = sqrt((8/3 − 0)^2 + (0 − (−2))^2)
= sqrt((64/9) + 4) = sqrt(100/9) = 10/3.