document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360683>Question 360683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> here's the math problem:y=2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's what i did: x|y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 -2  -4  y=-2(-2)+1=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 -1  -3 y=-2(-1)+1=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  0   1  y=-2(0)+1 =1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  1   1 y=-2(1)+1=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  2   3 y=-2(2)+1=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  the we have to graph the x|y answers on a graph and when we graph it has to make a line or else we did something wrong.....my teacher did the problem above and when i graphed it didn't make a straight line..but he insist that he did it right HELP               </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257401 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=257401\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = 2x + 1 is a straight line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's a graph of that equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's the table of values for y = 2*x + 1 from x = -2 to x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               x	y\r\n" );
document.write( "              -2       -3\r\n" );
document.write( "              -1       -1\r\n" );
document.write( "               0        1\r\n" );
document.write( "               1        3\r\n" );
document.write( "               2        5\r\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like you are forgetting to multiply first and then add.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the formula 2 * x + 1, you need to do the multiplication first and then add.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you put parentheses around the operations that need to be done first, then the equation would look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2 * x) + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the value of x is 1, then 2 * 1 = 2 and then you add 1 to it to get 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "follow the same procedure for all values of x and you'll be ok.\r<BR>\n" );
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