document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27804>Question 27804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you graph x-2y=6? Plot five points for each equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><B>bmauger(101)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><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=15155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are plenty of ways to plot the graph, depending of what level of math you're at. If they're asking you to plot points to plot it though, usually the easiest way is to pick values for x, and find out what y is and make a table.  First, solve for y:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >subtract x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2y=-x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2y=-x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Divide both sides by -2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2F2%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2F2%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now pick 5 x values, evaluate the right side, and plug in the y values. Eg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x --> y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6 --> 0  Plot (-6, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 --> 2  Plot (-2, 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 0 --> 3  Plot (0, 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1 --> 3.5  Plot (1, 3.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2 --> 4 Plot (2,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then plot the points, and draw a line through them. It should look like:\r<BR>\n" );
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