document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=345925>Question 345925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me graph this linear equation 3x-9y=18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3x does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 3x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9y=-3x+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(9y)/(-9)=-(3x)/(-9)+(18)/(-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-(3x)/(-9)+(18)/(-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x)/(3)-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-9y=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since -9y does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by adding 9y to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=9y+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x)/(3)=(9y)/(3)+(18)/(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(9y)/(3)+(18)/(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3y+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your plotted points are (6,0) (0, -2) (-3,-3) (-9,-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put all of these on your graph and all of the points that your line crosses are also answers for x and y within this equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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