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Question
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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Solution
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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