document.write( "Question 390247: Hi again, How would I plot this?: y = -3/5 x + 1
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document.write( "Hi,        
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
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document.write( " y =  -3/5 x + 1  is in this format  with m = -(3/5) P(0,1) the y-intercept
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document.write( " m = -(3/5) tells us y decreases by 3 as x increases 5 or visa versa
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document.write( "Pt(0,1) the y-intercept tells us following are on the line with m = -(5/2):
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document.write( "Pt (5,-2)or as y decreases by 3, x inreases by 5
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document.write( "Pt (-5, 4) as y increases by 3, x decreases by 5
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