document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=648298>Question 648298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain how to graph an equation in the rectangular coordinate system. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #406632 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=406632\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To graph any equation, you need a set of points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get a set of points, you plug in various and arbitrary values of x to get corresponding values of y. Each point is of the form (x,y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have a set of points, you draw a line/curve through all of them to graph the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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