document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199753>Question 199753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following equations represents a line I that goes through (-1,-3) and has a slope of 4?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) y=4x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) y=4x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) y=4x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) y=4x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><B>tutor_paul(519)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutor_paul><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutor_paul><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All of the possible solutions are written in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > format, where:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given the information that the slope is 4 and that the line goes through a point. If you graph the point (-1,-3), you can figure out the Y-intercept. Simply count 4 units \"up\" on the graph (positive direction) and 1 unit to the \"left\" on the graph (also positive direction). Why? because the slope is the change in y divided by the change in x. So on the graph, you are now sitting at point (0,1). Thus 1 is the Y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the correct equation of the line is:<BR>\n" );
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