document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37729>Question 37729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why is it true that any two points satisfying a linear equation will give you the same graph for the line represented by the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23403 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=23403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line is an infinite collection of points.  A linear equation in two variables is an expression which describes an infinite number of points (x, y) that satisfy that equation.  If one were to plot all of those points on a two-dimensional rectangular plane, one would see that they all lay out in a straight line. </SPAN>\n" );
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