document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61216>Question 61216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could ssomeone please explain how to work this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the slope and y intercept by writing the equation in slope intercept form then graph the equation. 3x+y=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=-3X-2 THIS IS A LINE WITH A SLOPE OF -3 & A Y INTERCEPT OF (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SETTING Y=0 WE CAN THEN FIND THE X INTERCEPT FOR A SECOND POINT TO PLOT THE LINE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-3X-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3X=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-2/3 OR (-2/3,0) IS A SECOND POINT ON THE LINE. </SPAN>\n" );
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