document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151714>Question 151714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the intercepts and then use them to graph the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y-12=4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then graph the line if only one intercept exists use another point to draw the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y-12=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*4=16-12=4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "oh boy I am confused </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Intercepts mean one of the coordinates is 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x intercept has the y coordinate 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A0-12=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A0-12=4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12+=+4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12+=+4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the x intercept is the point (-3,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y intercept has the x coordinate 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+-12+=+4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+-12+=+4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+-12+=+4%2A0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+-12+=+4%2A0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the y intercept is (0,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are given only one intercept, then you need to find a second point before you can plot the line. You need two points to plot a line. So pick a value for x that is not 0 and solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's pick x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+-+12+=+4%2A1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+-+12+=+4%2A1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+-12+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+-12+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the second point is (1,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot the line as follows<BR>\n" );
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