Explanation
Correct answer: 74.
The -intercept of a line in the -plane is the ordered pair of the point of intersection of the line with the -axis. Since line intersects the -axis at the point , it follows that is the -intercept of this line. An equation of any line in the -plane can be written in the form , where is the slope of the line and is the -coordinate of the -intercept. Therefore, the equation of line can be written as . The value of can be found by substituting the - and -coordinates from a point on the line, such as , for and , respectively. This results in . Solving this equation for gives . Therefore, an equation of line is . The value of can be found by substituting the -coordinate, , for in the equation of line and solving this equation for . This gives , or . Since is the -coordinate of this point, .
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