document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526266>Question 526266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to graph a line with the indicated slope and y intercept.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope= -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-int= (0,9).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I don't know how to graph the slope, because i have never encountered a single number slope... I'm very new to this.  previously I have solved slopes like 6/8, or 11/3, but never -6.  Can you please help??  Thank you very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can show you the graph of this line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The general slope-intercept form id<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+mx+%2B+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+mx+%2B+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+-6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+-6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+-6x+%2B+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+-6x+%2B+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+12%2C+-6x+%2B+9%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+12%2C+-6x+%2B+9%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you can see, the line slopes from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "upper left to lower right, the opposite of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a positive slope </SPAN>\n" );
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