document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399069>Question 399069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, my name is Allison and I need help graphing (and solving) this equation: 3x-4y=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried subtracting 4y from each side of the equation, but that just got me confused.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #282639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=282639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello Allison, here is a solution!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=graphing_linear_equations.solver>Graphing Linear Equations</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Ax-4%2Ay=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Ax-4%2Ay=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Start with the given equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2Ay=24-3%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2Ay=24-3%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F4%29%2824-3%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F4%29%2824-3%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F4%29%2824%29%2B%281%2F4%29%283%29x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F4%29%2824%29%2B%281%2F4%29%283%29x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-24%2F4%2B%283%2F4%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-24%2F4%2B%283%2F4%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-24%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-24%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the slope) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the y-intercept)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So to graph this equation lets plug in some points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's one point (-4,-9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now lets find another point <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's another point (0,-6). Add this to our graph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now draw a line through these points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So from the graph we can see that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go  up 3 units and to the right 4 units to get to the next point) the y-intercept is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)and the x-intercept is (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,0) . So all of this information verifies our graph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  We could graph this equation another way. Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So we have one point (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now since the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), we can go up 3 units <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and to the right 4 units to get to our next point<BR>\n" );
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