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document.write( "Graph: 2x + y = 4 (using the intercept method) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>x-intercept</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, plug in <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;\" > and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+0+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+0+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <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;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%284%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%284%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the x-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(2,0\right)\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>y-intercept</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-intercept, plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%280%29+%2B+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%280%29+%2B+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+%2B+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+%2B+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 0 to get 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,4\right)\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's plot the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(2,0\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,4\right)\"> which are the x and y intercepts respectively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw a straight line through the plotted points to graph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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