document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993250>Question 993250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I graph a line with a slope of -3 and passing through the points of (-1,1)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "and passing through the points of (-1,1)?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot the point(-1,1) with a pencil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is -3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means \"as x increases 1, y decreases 3\"::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (-1,1) move the percil 1 to the right to (0,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then move the pencil down 3 to (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put a point at (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a line thru (-1,1),(0,-2) to see the graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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