document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736458>Question 736458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve and graph y=x-2?  It has been a very long time since I have done this and I am lost. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is solved for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can solve for x:  x = y+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's 1 equation in 2 variables, --> an infinite # of solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can pick any number for x and find y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To graph it, you need 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick 2 values for x and find y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0, y = -2 --> point (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2, y = 0 --> point (2,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100, y = 98 --> (100,98)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot at least 2 points, draw a line thru them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Every point on the line is a \"solution.\"<BR>\n" );
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