document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74917>Question 74917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the eqiuation of the line with x-intercept 12 ,and y-intercept 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53830 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alwayscheerful><B>Alwayscheerful(414)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alwayscheerful><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=53830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The x-intercept can be written as point (12,0) and the y-intercept can be written as (0,4).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you use the slope-intercept form for a line (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), then you must find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is the slope, and b, which is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, use the formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug the points in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280-4%29%2F%2812-0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280-4%29%2F%2812-0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you have the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you have the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given to you in the question (4), you can plug the numbers into the slope-intercept formula for the equation of your line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That line graphed would look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28500%2C500%2C-15%2C15%2C-15%2C15%2C-%281%2F3%29x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28500%2C500%2C-15%2C15%2C-15%2C15%2C-%281%2F3%29x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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