document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269693>Question 269693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Instructions from the book:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each of the following lines, the X-intercept and the y-intercept are both 0, which meanss the graph of each will go through the origin, (0,0). Graph the line by finding a point on each, other than the origin, and then drawing a line through that point and the origin.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*I am so confused with this as far as what they are asking. I don't even know where to begin. Thanks in advance :0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=197633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just pick a value for x and then solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So one point is (0,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A second point is (1, -2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For fun pick another value for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another point is (-5,10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot these three points, and then draw the line that contains them, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can see that all you needed was two points to get the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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