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Graph using the slope and the y-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. The slope-intercept from is given as y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept at x=0 or at point (0,b).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B5y=10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=-x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. The equation \"y=-x%2F5%2B2\" has a slope m=-1/5 and y-intercept b=2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now the slope of \"-1%2F5\" for every five unit you go the right, you go one unit down. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To plot the line take the y-intercept at point (0,2). So starting at point (0,2) or x1=0 and y1=2 we go five unit to the right means x2=0+5=5 and 1 unit down means y2=2-1=1. So we have two points (0,2) and (5,1).\r
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