document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37433>Question 37433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph f(x) = 3x + 2 explain in wordthe points to graph. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23186 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To graph f(x) = 3x + 2 on a coordinate plane, merely choose any arbitrary value for x (usually 2 or 1 or 0 or -1 or -2 work), and see what value the function has for that value of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus choose x = 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(1) = 3(1) + 2 = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, our first point to graph is (1, 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then choose x = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here f(2) = 3(2) + 2 = 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our second point is (2, 8) and so on... </SPAN>\n" );
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