document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56507>Question 56507</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me with this problem?  I am lost!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  I need to write the equation of the line with given slope and y-intercept.  Then I need to graph each line using the slope and y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Slope:  -2; y-intercept:  (0, 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Sher </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope:  -2; y-intercept:  (0, 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hi Sher,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope-intercept form of a line is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b) is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This time m=-2 and b=4, substitute them into your formula and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To graph this, plot (0,4), from that point, use your slope to graph another point slope=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=rise%2Frun=-2%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=rise%2Frun=-2%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this time your slope is -, so go DOWN 2 units and right 1 unit and plot another point.  You should be at (1,2).  Connect the points and you should have a line that looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating, Sher!!!<BR>\n" );
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