Question

Find the equation of a line making intercepts 3 and -4 on the coordinate axes respectively.

Answer 1

$x-intercept\left(a\right)=3$

$y-intercept\left(b\right)=-4$

The equation of the required line is

$\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1$

$\frac{x}{3}+\frac{y}{-4}=1$

$4x-3y-12=0$