document.write( "Question 416465: What does \"P\" stand for when your reading a graphing equations?\r
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document.write( "EX: P(3,1); slope 2\r
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document.write( "Between quadrents 1 and 4 is 5y between quadrent 2 and 3 is 5x. Center of all quadrents is 0. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #291769 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What does \"P\" stand for when your reading a graphing equations? \n" ); document.write( "EX: P(3,1); slope 2 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Between quadrants 1 and 4 is 5y between quadrant 2 and 3 is 5x. Center of all quadrents is (0,0). \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "The \"P\" means point. \n" ); document.write( "You are told the line goes thru point (3,1) and the slope is 2 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Form: y = mx + b \n" ); document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"b\": \n" ); document.write( "1 = 2*3 + b \n" ); document.write( "b = -5 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: y = 2x-5 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============= \n" ); document.write( " |