document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363249>Question 363249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you show me step by step how to solve this linear equation how do i graph it on a coordinate grid y=3x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> plug in a number for x and solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "id say use these three for x:-1,0,1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3(-1)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3(0)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3(1)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so if x=-1,0,1 then y=-7,-4,-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or stated in 3 points as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,-7)(0,-4)(1,-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graphing is rather simple you can either use the points from above by plotting them and then drawing line or you can simply looke at the expression and know that y=mx+b where m=slope and b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept is at (0,-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and slope says for you to go up 3 and to the right 1 makinge second point (1,-1) and then draw line </SPAN>\n" );
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