document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184558>Question 184558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure about this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the linear equation by finding and plotting its intercepts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=138534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Intercepts are points that are on the axis. So one or the other coordinate of the point must be 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,y)  and (x,0). Solve for them as follows.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assume x =0, using y=-5x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5*0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the x intercept is (0,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume y=0. Using y = -5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the y intercept is (0,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you have are 'two points that are the same point'. So you cannot plot the line using just the intercepts, since this line passes thru the origin. </SPAN>\n" );
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