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document.write( "Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.1x - 3.9y = 1.4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43392 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=43392\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.1x - 3.9y = 1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the x intercept let y=0 and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.1x-3.9(0)=1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.1x-0=1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.1x/7.1=1.4/7.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=.1971830986  Round it off to whatever your teacher asks for, I'm going with x=.197.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (.197,0)  It will be just a touch to the right of the origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the slope and the y-intercept, let's put the equation in slope intercept form: <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;\" >, m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.1x-7.1x-3.9y=-7.1x+1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3.9y=-7.1x+1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3.9y/-3.9=-7.1x/-3.9+1.4/-3.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.820512821x-.358974359  Rond off to where ever your teacher asks for.  I'm going with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.82x-.36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is m=1.82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept is: (0,-.39)  Plot this, it's below the origin almost to -.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can't label points on the graph for you, but the graph shoud look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm only making this a 2X2 window because the x and y intercepts are so close to the origin that you might think the graph was going through the origin otherwise:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!<BR>\n" );
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