document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186147>Question 186147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was gone when the teacher went over this and I can not understand the book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is:   Draw a line which has\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A slope of 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a drawing (small) on an answer sheet.  My question is how do you figure that out to draw the line and where you draw it at?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you./<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139578 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=139578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are only asked to draw a line with a given slope. Since you are not given a specific point, the are an infinite number of lines that you can draw.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick a point. Let's say you pick the point (1,1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now move up two and to the right 3 (since slope is 2/3). That means you will be at point (3,4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw the line that contains those two points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you start with a different point, you'll see you can get a different line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make sense? </SPAN>\n" );
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