document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=837691>Question 837691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you plot two points on a graph using the equation y=mx+c where m is the slope or gradient and c is the y-intercept, and there are y and x axis, and the eqaution to be plotted is y=-x-2?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504708 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are several ways to do it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one of the easiest ways is to find the x and y intercepts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can find them in the following manner.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is y = -x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's your y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the coordinates of that point are (0,-2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when y = 0, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 2 to both sides of this equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = -x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by -1 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's your x-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the coordinates of that point are (-2,0).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what you have just done is plot 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "draw a straight line between them and that's the graph of your line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that graph looks like this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that the x-intercept is at (-2,0) and that the y-intercept is at (0,-2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are other ways to graph the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is just one of them.\r<BR>\n" );
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