document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271328>Question 271328</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please show me how to graph 15x-5y=45 using the x- and y-intercepts. What is the slope and the y intercept in the problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zyzden><B>Zyzden(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zyzden><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=198663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.) First to make our lives easier, let us right this equation in standard form; ie: y=function of x --> in our case lets first subtract 15x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( " --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5y=-15x%2B45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5y=-15x%2B45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next let's divide both sides by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are in standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) To find the y-intercepts (where the graph crosses the y-axis) we simply plug 0 in for x and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2A0%29-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2A0%29-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; this tells us our graph crosses the y-axis at -9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.) To find the x-intercepts (where the graph crosses the x-axis) we simply plug 0 in for y and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=3x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=3x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9=3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; this tells us our graph crosses the x-axis at 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you plot these two points [(0,-9) & (3,0)] and draw a line between them, you have the graph of your equation\r<BR>\n" );
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