document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929611>Question 929611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve for y when using m and y (4x + y = -8), then after you get the answer how do you graph it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First graph the intercept, (0,-8).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is change is y over change in x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I change y by -4 units, x changes 1 unit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,-8)+(1,-4)=(1,-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot (1,-12).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw the line containing those two points.<BR>\n" );
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