document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351106>Question 351106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line goes through the point (4,3) and has a slope of -3/2.  Graph this line. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250955 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250955\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line goes through the point (4,3) and has a slope of -3/2.  Graph this line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation can be found by plugging the given info into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = (-3/2)(x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = (-3/2)x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-3/2)x + 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=describe_linear_equation.solver>DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.5+x+%2B+1+y+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.5+x+%2B+1+y+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > describes a sloping line. For any <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%2Fb+=+-1.5%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%2Fb+=+-1.5%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<UL><LI>X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x =  c/a. 9/1.5 = 6.</LI><LI>Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 9/1 = 9.</LI><LI>Slope is -1.5/1 = -1.5.</LI><LI> Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-1.5*x+9.</LI></UL><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+6-8%2C+6%2B8%2C+9-8%2C+9%2B8%2C+-1.5%2Ax%2B9+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+6-8%2C+6%2B8%2C+9-8%2C+9%2B8%2C+-1.5%2Ax%2B9+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\n" );
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