Use the intercept form to find the equation of the line with the given intercepts.The intercept form of the equation of a line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b) is
$\frac { x } { a } + \frac { y } { b } = 1 , a \neq 0 , b \neq 0$
X-intercept: $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 6 } , 0 \right)$ y-intercept: $\left( 0 , - \frac { 2 } { 7 } \right)$

A) $12 x - 7 y + 2 = 0$
B) $- 12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
C) $12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
D) $- 7 x - 12 y - 2 = 0$
E) $12 x + 7 y - 2 = 0$

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Use the intercept form to find the equation of the line with the given intercepts.The intercept form of the equation of a line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b) is  
  $\frac { x } { a } + \frac { y } { b } = 1 , a \neq 0 , b \neq 0$ 
X-intercept: $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 6 } , 0 \right)$ y-intercept: $\left( 0 , - \frac { 2 } { 7 } \right)$  
 
A) $12 x - 7 y + 2 = 0$
B) $- 12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
C) $12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
D) $- 7 x - 12 y - 2 = 0$
E) $12 x + 7 y - 2 = 0$

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The Answer of Use the intercept form to find the equation of the line with the given intercepts.The intercept form of the equation of a line with intercepts (a, 0) and (0, b) is  
  $\frac { x } { a } + \frac { y } { b } = 1 , a \neq 0 , b \neq 0$ 
X-intercept: $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 6 } , 0 \right)$ y-intercept: $\left( 0 , - \frac { 2 } { 7 } \right)$  
 
A) $12 x - 7 y + 2 = 0$
B) $- 12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
C) $12 x + 7 y + 2 = 0$
D) $- 7 x - 12 y - 2 = 0$
E) $12 x + 7 y - 2 = 0$

Use the Intercept Form to Find the Equation of the Line