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What is the length of the intercept made by the line 3x + 4y = 12 between the axes?
A3
B4
C5
D7
✓ Correct Answer: C — 5
x-intercept = 4, y-intercept = 3. Length of segment = sqrt(4^2 + 3^2) = 5.
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