document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=407539>Question 407539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What happens to the graph of y=x as you change the y intercept? Written and diagram explanation please! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #287339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=287339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of y = x is 1, and the y-intercept is 0. Fixing the value of the slope to 1, if we change the y-intercept to b > 0, then the x-intercept becomes -b <0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Changing the y-intercept to b < 0, the x-intercept becomes -b > 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence if we increase the y-intercept, there is a corresponding DECREASE in the x-intercept (in the same numerical amount.) If we decrease the y-intercept, there is a corresponding INCREASE in the x-intercept (in the same numerical amount.) </SPAN>\n" );
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