document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453096>Question 453096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you graph this function f(x)=-2x+9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you determine what to put in your table to plot points. confused, my graph is going in opposite direction of what the book is telling me. Can you help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to work out problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was using \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2,1,0,-1,-2 as starting point for plotting my ordered pairs but does  it matter if the line is going in opposite direction </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You only need 2 points to graph a line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 0, you get y = 9, so you have point (0,9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 2, you get y = -4+9 = 5, so you have point (2,5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you determine what to put in your table to plot points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may choose any values you want for \"x\".  \"y\" will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "determined by using the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does it matter if the line is going in opposite direction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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