document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249412>Question 249412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you graph y=.5x-600 on a coordinate plane? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181659 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181659\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a straight line on a graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A straight line only needs two points to draw it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the easiest points to find are when x=0 and when y =0 they are called the intercepts because they intersect or intercept  the axes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so set y=0 in the equation and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set x=0 and solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no graph or plot those points and connect with a straight line.\r<BR>\n" );
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