document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66011>Question 66011</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line with given slope and y-intercept. Then graph each line using the slope and y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not quite sure what they mean by write out the equation of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope: -2; y-intercept: (0, 4). I can do the graph but I do not quite understand what they mean by writing out the equation. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope: -2; y-intercept: (0, 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope-intercept form of a line is: <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;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercpet, your slope, m=-2 and your y-intercept, (0,b)=(0,4):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-2%29x%2B%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-2%29x%2B%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-2x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-2x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You said you know how to graph this, but just to be thorough:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (0,4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Form that point use your slope which is rise/run in this case -2/1 to plot another point.  If you go down 2 and right 1 you should be plotting the point at (1,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Connect the two points and you should have a linbe that looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!  </SPAN>\n" );
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