document.write( "Question 174801: Graph each line using its slope and y intercept
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=2%2F3\"$ $\"x%2B1\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #129871 by Edwin McCravy(20056) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!

\r\n" );
document.write( "Compare \r\n" );
document.write( " \r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "with\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "We see that the  is , so that makes\r\n" );
document.write( "the y-intercept  or \r\n" );
document.write( "and that the slope, , is .\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "First we plot the y-intercept :\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Now the slope is , so we\r\n" );
document.write( "take the numerator of the slope , which\r\n" );
document.write( "is , as the rise, and the denominator,\r\n" );
document.write( "which is , as the run.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "So we start at the y intercept and draw the rise\r\n" );
document.write( "of  units upward, indicated below as an upward\r\n" );
document.write( "pointing arrow.  (If the slope had been negative we \r\n" );
document.write( "would have drawn it pointing downward):\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Then we go right  units for the run,\r\n" );
document.write( "(run is always to the right) indicated by the second arrow\r\n" );
document.write( "pointing to the right:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Now to graph the line, all we do is draw a\r\n" );
document.write( "straight line through the y-intercept (0,1)\r\n" );
document.write( "and through the arrow head at the end of\r\n" );
document.write( "the run.  So we have this graph:\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Edwin

\n" ); document.write( "

\n" );