document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316578>Question 316578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write a rule for the linear function whose graph has a slope m= -1/3 and a y-intercept b=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><B>moshiz08(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><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=moshiz08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is y = mx + b. Plug in the values you are given for m and b. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you will have a rule that tells you, for any given value of x, how to find the y-value that corresponds to it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For instance, if x=0, then y=-2. If x=3, then y=-3. \r<BR>\n" );
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