document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913038>Question 913038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you graph x+2y=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>x-intercept</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2%280%29=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2%280%29=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B0=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B0=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 0 to get 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the x-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,0\right)\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>y-intercept</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-intercept, plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%2B2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%2B2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,-\frac{1}{2}\right)\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's plot the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,0\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,-\frac{1}{2}\right)\"> which are the x and y intercepts respectively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%0D%0Agrid%280%29%2C%0D%0Agraph%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C0%29%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.03%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.05%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.08%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.10%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.12%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.03%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.05%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.08%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.10%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.12%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw a straight line through the plotted points to graph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+drawing%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%0D%0Agrid%280%29%2C%0D%0Agraph%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C0%2C%28-1-x%29%2F%282%29%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.03%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.05%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.08%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.10%29%2Ccircle%28-1%2C0%2C0.12%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.03%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.05%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.08%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.10%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-1%2F2%2C0.12%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2y=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2y=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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