document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67440>Question 67440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line with given slope and y-intercept. Then graph each line using<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope and y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope;-3/4 and y intercept is (0,8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know that y=-3/4x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to know the rise and run.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Would the run be 4 or -4? Is the whole fraction negative or just the top? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=47984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, you have the correct equation in the slope-intercept form: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and, of course, slope is rise over run, so the rise is 3 and the run is 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question of which part of the slope is negative is really irrelevant. The entire slope is negative which means that the line leans to the left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One way to look at it is in drawing the line so that is has the correct slope, you would go up (rise) 3 units on the graph and then go left (run) -4 units.  Why left and not right? Well, because the slope is negative (left-leaning) and not positive (right-leaning). </SPAN>\n" );
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