document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246013>Question 246013</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you graph the line 5x-2y= 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blwinbbbles><B>blwinbbbles(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=blwinbbbles><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=blwinbbbles><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The easiest way to do this is chose a number to be x then solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so if x = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(1) - 2y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 - 2y = 6  subtract 5 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = 1  divide both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1/2  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so your coordinate would be (1, -1/2)  you can graph this point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "choose 2 more numbers for x and solve for y..this will give you a total of 3 points to graph..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "try using 0 then -1 for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps </SPAN>\n" );
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