document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574082>Question 574082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> student new to algebra teacher not very helpful. Need your help with sketch the graph of line 3x+y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #368987 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=368987\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite in slope-intercept form by subtracting 3x from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept is (0,1) so start at the point (0,1). The slope is -3, so if x increases by 1 unit, y will decrease by 3 units. Since (0,1) is on the graph, (0+1, 1+(-3)) or (1,-2) will also be on the graph. Connect these two points and draw a line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y+%3D+-3x+%2B+1\r<BR>\n" );
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