document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24039>Question 24039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -y=-x+1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12703 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12703\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's a nice idea to multiply or divide both sides of the equation by -1\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now it is in slope-intercept form, and you can tell by looking at this equation that the y intercept is -1, and the slope is 1, which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28rise%29%2F%28run%29+=+1%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28rise%29%2F%28run%29+=+1%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the y intercept by going DOWN 1 on the y axis and put a point there.  With your pencil on this point, measure off the slope, which means to go UP 1 and then RIGHT 1, and put a second point.  Connect the dots, and it should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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