document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170786>Question 170786</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve the table of values for graphing? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, one doesn't solve for a table of values.  One determines the table of value. Since the goal is to plot the graph of an equation, one determines the table of values by computing the value of y for each value of x.  Lets take a simple equation y = 5*x + 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x = 0, y = 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = 1, y = 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = -1, y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = 2, y = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = -2, y = -7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot these ordered pair of points. </SPAN>\n" );
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