document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=495133>Question 495133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to graph -1/4 and y-intercept (0,-2)    y = -1/4x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can not figure this out. Please help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think this is what you want:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put your pencil at (0,-2) on the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: slope = -1/4 means \"as x increases 4, y decreases by 1\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move your pencil 4 to the right (0,+2); then move you pencil down 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to (-1,+2)---put a point at (-1,+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a line thru (0,-2) (-1,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the graph you want.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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