document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184173>Question 184173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> #3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does this look like in a graph after being plotted out?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, set Y to 0 then solve for X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	2X - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	2X = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	X = -7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Now plot (-7/2, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Then set X to 0 and solve for Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Y = -2(0) - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Y = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Now plot (0,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	1 = -2x -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	8 = -2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	8/-2 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Plot (-4, 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I figured out this much, but cannot figure out how to get the graph. the original problem was to graph: 7.1x - 3.9y = 1.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help is appreciated. This is going on for quite a while and I really want to find the way to do this. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, set Y to 0 then solve for X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = -7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plot (-7/2, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then set X to 0 and solve for Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = -2(0) - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plot (0,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = -2x -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = -2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/-2 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (-4, 1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I figured out this much, but cannot figure out how to get the graph. the original problem was to graph: 7.1x - 3.9y = 1.4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Help is appreciated. This is going on for quite a while and I really want to find the way to do this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a straight line, so only 2 points are needed to graph it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.1x - 3.9y = 1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set x = 0, solve for y, as you said, but I don't know where you get your numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at x = 0: 7.1*0 - 3.9y = 1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -14/39 --> (0,-14/39)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at y = 0: 7.1x = 1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14/71 --> (14/71,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2 points are (apx) (0,-0.359) and (0.197,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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