document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=513715>Question 513715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find Three solutions to the following equation and plot this equation: 4x+5y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343116 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=343116\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 1.</b>  Pick a value for <i>x</i>.  It can be anything you like, but 0, 1, or some other small integer usually works well and makes the arithmetic easier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 2.</b>  Substitute that value in place of <i>x</i> in your equation.  Do the arithmetic and determine the value of <i>y</i> that results.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 3.</b>  Take the value of <i>x</i> that you selected for step 1 and the value of <i>y</i> that you calculated in step 2 and form an ordered pair (<i>x</i>,<i>y</i>).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 4.</b>  Plot the ordered pair from Step 3 on your graph.  Remember that the <i>x</i> value is the distance right or left along the horizontal axis and the <i>y</i> value is the distance up or down along the vertical axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 5.</b>  Repeat steps 1 through 4 with a different value for <i>x</i> <b><i>twice</i></b>.  Note: finding the third point is redundant since any two points uniquely define a line.  However, it is an essential step here because failing to follow your teacher's, instructor's, professor's, and/or textbook's instruction(s) can have detrimental impact on your grade.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 6.</b>  Draw a line across your graph that passes through the three points that you plotted.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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