document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62677>Question 62677</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> graph the function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f (x)= -2x - 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f (x)= -2x - 5</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph is a line because it's of the form y=mx+b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To draw the graph you'll need two points, then you can draw the line going through them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x = 0 then f(x) = -2(0) - 5 = -5. So, (0,-5) is one point on the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When y = 0 then 0 = -2x -5 or 2x = -5 or x = -5/2. So, (-5/2,0) is a second point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, draw a line between the two points. It looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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