document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350962>Question 350962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the line through (-2,5)with slope -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First plot the point (-2,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now since the slope is comprised of the \"rise\" over the \"run\" this means\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, because the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this means that you go down one unit and then go to the right one unit to plot the next point (-1,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, draw a straight line through the points to graph the line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the graph of the line through (-2,5) with slope -1 is\r<BR>\n" );
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