document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72606>Question 72606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me! I don't understand this at all!! I have been out of school sick for the past 2 weeks and i don't understand all this homework that my teacher sent home with me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The questions ask to write an equation, in slope-intercept form..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my question is how to put it into an equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of -2/5 and y-intercept of 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS ANSWER!! If i can be able to understand this question then it will help me do all of my homework. PLEASE, PLEASE help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for all your help,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lauren </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=51905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope intercept form is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept which is the point on the y-axis where the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph crosses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case you are given that the slope (m) is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that for every 5 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you go horizontally to the right, the graph drops vertically 2 units. (It drops because of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the minus sign.  If the slope were a positive value <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then for every 5 units you go <BR>\n" );
document.write( "horizontally to the right, you would go vertically up 2 units.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are also told that the y-intercept (b) is + 3. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So all you need to do to answer this question is to go to the standard slope intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and plug <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in for m and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for b to get the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope intercept equation of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2%2F5%29%2Ax+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2%2F5%29%2Ax+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Piece of cake!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and here's the graph of this equation so that you can see what a negative slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "looks like and can verify that the graph crosses the y axis at + 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to catch up and also hope you are feeling better now.<BR>\n" );
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