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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Make two columns, one labeled

and the other labeled

(or whatever two variables your equation uses).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Pick a value for

. Write that value in the

column. Substitute that value into the equation in place of

and then do the arithmetic to determine the resulting value of

. Write this result in the

column. Repeat as often as you like, although for a linear equation, you really only need to do it twice for any given equation. That is because two points uniquely determine a line (remember geometry?)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hint: Save yourself from inconvenient (read error-prone) arithmetic. When picking values for

, small integers generally work the best. If the coefficient on

is a fraction, pick the denominator or an integer multiple of it as a replacement for

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