document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388165>Question 388165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7x-2y=-11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #274469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=avani><B>avani(25)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=avani><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=274469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> •X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -11/7 = -1.57142857142857.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "•Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -11/-2 = 5.5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "•Slope is -7/-2 = 3.5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "•Equation in slope-intercept form: y=3.5*x+5.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now sub. in any x value to solve for y and then draw the graph (x,y)<BR>\n" );
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