document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263441>Question 263441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you graph the equation y = -8/5 using the slope and y-intercept method? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194137\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Normally we want<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where m = slope and b = y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in our example we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-8%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-8%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+0x+-+8%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+0x+-+8%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or m = 0 and b = -8/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to graph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first plot -8/5 on the y-axis. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "second move up 0 and over 1 (rise / run) and place a dot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "connect the dots to find a long horizontal line. </SPAN>\n" );
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