document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=368095>Question 368095</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph each line using slope-intercept form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5-y=3/4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is how far I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-y=3/4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5   -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=3/4x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now this is where im stumped, how do i get rid of the negative on the y? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #262313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=262313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nice work!  Now divide every term by -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where is -1?  It is indicated by the negative in front of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, -y means -1 times y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The same is true for any variable.  If there is a negative sign in front of a variable, it is considered to be -1 times the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Back to your question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y = (3/4)x - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-3/4)x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Copy and paste the link below to see your graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=grap?p=ySMB01(-3SMB104)x+5?p=False?p=False?p=True?p=False?p=True\r<BR>\n" );
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