document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787068>Question 787068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope-intercept form to graph the equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -5/8x - 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve what equation?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope-intercept form to graph the equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -5/8x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's a straight line, so you need 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,-1) is one point, it's the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Count over 8 units and down 5 --> (8,-6) is another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot them, draw a line thru them.\r<BR>\n" );
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