document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465060>Question 465060</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=-3x I am supposed to find the ordered pairs for this equation then graph them please explain the steps I am using course compass and it is telling me to substitute \"-1\" then \"2\" then \"-2\" into the equation for x. Is this true for all equations like this? I am confused because just last week he was saying that in order to find the pairs to substitute use zero confused... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #318617 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=318617\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Make a table. Put x then y at the top and draw a long vertical line between. Put a zero below the x. What is y when x is 0? Ans: 0. Put a 0 in the y column (0, 0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put a one in the x column. What is y when x is 1. Ans: -3. put a -3 in the y column, (1, -3) an ordered pair. You can keep doing this for any value of (x,y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each ordered pair is a dot on a graph. Connect the dots to get a line.<BR>\n" );
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