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Extend the line segment on both sides to meet the coordinate axes. What are the coordinates of the points where this line meets the x -axis and the y-axis?

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Extend the line segment on both sides to meet the coordinate axes. What are the coordinates of the points where this line meets the x-axis and the y-axis?

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Let PQ is a line segment which is extened from both ends to meet the axes.


The coordinates of the point on y-axis, where the line segment meet will be of form (0, y) whereas the coordinates of the point of interaction on x-axis will be of type (x, 0).

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Chapter 12: Introduct To Graphs - Exercise [Page 388]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 12 Introduct To Graphs
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