document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269390>Question 269390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi,i am so confused in math and my  main struggle is graphs can you help me please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197440 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197440\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A graph is just a way to show every possible<BR>\n" );
document.write( "way that 2 unknown quantities can be related<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Every point on a graph is an (x,y) point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x was how you got to that point going<BR>\n" );
document.write( "horizontally. The y is how you got there <BR>\n" );
document.write( "going vertically.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To build understanding:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is an equation, it just doesn't involve x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should say to you \"I don't care what x is -all<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I care about is that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I'll plot it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-2%2C+5%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+7%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-2%2C+5%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+7%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looking at the graph, every point on the horizontal line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "says \"I'm at (x,7), and I don't care what x is, because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x can be anything you want. If you want x to be 3.7025,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then I will be the point (3.7025,7), and that will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now suppose I draw the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. That's the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "horizontal line that says \"I don't care what x is as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "long as y is always zero. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any point on this line looks like (x,0), and it's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "actually the x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I choose (4.7319,0), that is on the x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does this help any? Always go back to what <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you're sure of and build your understanding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "up to where it should be -there's no other way </SPAN>\n" );
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