document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980072>Question 980072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the linear equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+4y=-12 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+4y=-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert to slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-5x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(-5/4)x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is -5/4, the line intercepts y axis at -3 (point (0,-3))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find x-intercept, set y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=(-5/4)x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=(-5/4)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12/5=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line intercepts the x axis at -2.4 (point (2.4,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mark the intercepts ((0,-3) and (-2.4,0) and draw a line through both points:<BR>\n" );
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