document.write( "Question 243245: Which is the graph of 3x-5y=8 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #178215 by oberobic(2304)\"\" \"About 
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Solve the equation to set y = something. Remember the fundamental linear equation is y = mx + b.
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\n" ); document.write( "Start with the initial equation:
\n" ); document.write( "3x - 5y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 3x from both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "-5y = 8 - 3x = -3x + 8
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by -5
\n" ); document.write( "y = -3x/-5 + 8/-5
\n" ); document.write( "Which looks like the following when formatted:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%0D%0Ay+=+%283%2F5%29x+-+8%2F5%0D%0A\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now you just graph it:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%0D%0Agraph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C+%283%2F5%29%2Ax+-+%288%2F5%29%29%0D%0A\"
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\n" ); document.write( "We can check our graph by visually inspecting it.
\n" ); document.write( "It slopes up to the right, so the slope is positive.
\n" ); document.write( "Our 'm' term (the slope) is 3/5, which is right.
\n" ); document.write( "The y-intercept is -8/5 = -1.6, which is right.
\n" ); document.write( "The x-intercept is the value of x that makes y=0, which is right, too. \n" ); document.write( "
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