Can the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line be the same point? Explain. O Yes, when the line passes through the origin the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line are the same point. O No, because the x-intercept of a line is the point of the form (a, 0) and the y-intercept of the line is the point of the form (0, b). The points (a, 0) and (0, b) cannot be the same. O Yes, when the line passes through any point of the form (a, a), the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line are the same point. O No, any line parallel to either of the axes cannot intersect both the axes at a common point

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Can the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line be the same point? Explain.
O Yes, when the line passes through the origin the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line are the same point.
No, because the x-intercept of a line is the point of the form (a, 0) and the y-intercept of the line is the point of the form (0, b). The points (a, 0) and (0, b) cannot be the same.
Yes, when the line passes through any point of the form (a, a), the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line are the same point.
O No, any line parallel to either of the axes cannot intersect both the axes at a common point.
Transcribed Image Text:Can the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line be the same point? Explain. O Yes, when the line passes through the origin the x-intercept and the y-intercept of a line are the same point. No, because the x-intercept of a line is the point of the form (a, 0) and the y-intercept of the line is the point of the form (0, b). The points (a, 0) and (0, b) cannot be the same. Yes, when the line passes through any point of the form (a, a), the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line are the same point. O No, any line parallel to either of the axes cannot intersect both the axes at a common point.
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