document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81302>Question 81302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the functions: f(x)=-2x-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the functions: f(x)=-2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=-2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can write the equation as,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now give arbitrary values t x and find corresponding values of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2(0) -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = 0 - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 1, we have y =  -2(1) - 5 = -2-5 = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = -1 we have, y = -2 ( -1) -5 = 2 - 5 = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and so on..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plot these values on the graph paper...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the graph will come like this......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found this explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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