document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421901>Question 421901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have the problem    y-3x-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is asking for slope, x-intercept, y-intercept and graphing. I have found the slope of 3/1 but am having trouble with the x and y intercepts. I came up with -1 for the y and 1 for the x, which I know are incorrect, please help, thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation you are starting off with is y - 3x - 3 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 3x and add 3 to both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the slope intercept form of the equation, the standard form being y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your equation, the slope is 3 and the y intercept is 3, looks like.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the x intercept, you set y = to 0 and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 0 = 3x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 3 from both sides of the equation go get 3x = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 3 to get x = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that should be your x intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of your equation looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your slope is 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your y intercept is 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your x intercept is -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph confirms that.<BR>\n" );
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