document.write( "Question 960355: what does the line 5x+4y=6 look like? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #586890 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "Make a table of values by arbitrarily choosing a value for x or y,\r\n" ); document.write( "then substituting it for that letter and solving for the other letter.\r\n" ); document.write( "I arbitrarily chose x=-6, substituted it and got y=9\r\n" ); document.write( "I arbitrarily chose y=4, substituted it and got x=-2\r\n" ); document.write( "I arbitrarily chose x=2, substituted it and got y=-1\r\n" ); document.write( "I arbitrarily chose y=-6, substituted it and got x=6\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "I was lucky to have gotten all whole numbers, but even if you aren't\r\n" ); document.write( "so lucky and get fractins you can guess fractions approximately in between\r\n" ); document.write( "whole numbers:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " x | y\r\n" ); document.write( "-------\r\n" ); document.write( "-6 | 9\r\n" ); document.write( "-2 | 4\r\n" ); document.write( " 2 | -1\r\n" ); document.write( " 6 | -6\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Plot the points (-6,9), (-2,4), (2,-1) and (6,-6)\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |