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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I graph this 15x-29y=429? If I try solving for y I still don't have a slope I thought I was supposed to have a slope in order to graph it by solving for y the it's still a whole number but isn't slope rise/run?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation is in standard form, which is to say\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anytime you have a linear equation in this form, you can easily calculate the slope using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\frac{A}{C}\">, which for your problem is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\frac{15}{-29}\ =\ \frac{15}{29}\">.  Now that is a pretty ugly number to be using to create a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fortunately, there is a much simpler way to handle this one.  First, select any number you like and substitute it for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> and then calculate the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> that results from your choice.  Then form an ordered pair using the value you selected for the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">-coordinate and the value you calculated for the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\">-coordinate.  Finally, plot the point on your graph.  Next, choose a different value for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> and repeat the process.  Hint: Choose 0 and 1 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.  That will make the arithmetic as easy as it can possibly be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have the two points plotted, draw a straight line passing through both of them.  Done.\r<BR>\n" );
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