document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=640730>Question 640730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this,I am having a terrible time understanding this concept paired with actually graphing it...Thanks in advance!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the linear equation by solving for y first;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 5y = -15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " concept paired with actually graphing it...Thanks in advance!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graph the linear equation by solving for y first;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 5y = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For graphing we want to put this into the slope/intercept form (y=mx+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = -4x - 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select at least two values for x and solve for y, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x | y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 | 1;  (replace x with -5, -4(-1) - 3 = +4 - 3 = 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+5 |-7;  (replace x with +5, -4(+1) - 3 = -4 - 3 = -7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graph these two points, should look like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-8%2C+8%2C+-.8x-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-8%2C+8%2C+-.8x-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can confirm this, replace x and y in the original equation x=-5, y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 5y = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(-5) + 5(1) = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20 + 5 =  </SPAN>\n" );
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