document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=773369>Question 773369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you graph a linear equation with a given slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My problem looks like this: (-5, 1) slope=1/5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #471490 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=b_souj><B>b_souj(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=b_souj><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=471490\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a straight line equation is y = mx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where (x,y) is a point that lies on the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is a constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and m is slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to your question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x,y)=(-5,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m= 1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substituting them into the equation , we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=-5*1/5 +c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=>c=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "linear equation would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x/5+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point satisfying this could be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x=10 y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x=5  y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x=0 y=2 and so on..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we put this linear equation in terms of graph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first drawing x-axis and y-axis on graph paper and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "just by marking the points and then connect those points. </SPAN>\n" );
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