document.write( "Question 151286: A line goes through the point (3,-5) and has slope -3/2. graph this line. but can someone explain how to graph this point. please i need the help bad \n" ); document.write( "
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the x-axis is the horizontal (left-right) and the y-axis is the vertical (up-down)
\n" ); document.write( "__ right and up are positive, left and down are negative\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3,-5) is 3 on the x-axis and -5 on the y-axis
\n" ); document.write( "__ starting at the origin (where the axes cross), go 3 to the right and then down 5 __ this is (3,-5)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the negative slope means that as one value increases, the other decreases; and vice versa
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\n" ); document.write( "__ -3/2 means that x increases by 2 while y decreases by 3 __ or x decreases by 2 while y increases by 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, starting at (3,-5); go right 2 and down 3 to (5,-8) __ do it again to (7,-11)
\n" ); document.write( "__ similarly, from (3,-5); go left 2 and up 3 to (1,-2) __ and again to (-1,1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "draw a straight line through the points (you really only need 2) and that's the graph
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