document.write( "Question 85070: Graph by first solving for y.
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Solved by pluggable solver: Graphing Linear Equations

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\n" ); document.write( " \"4%2Ax-3%2Ay=6\"Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-3%2Ay=6-4%2Ax\" Subtract \"4%2Ax\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F3%29%286-4%2Ax%29\" Multiply both sides by \"-1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F3%29%286%29%2B%281%2F3%29%284%29x%29\" Distribute \"-1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-6%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29x\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-6%2F3\" Rearrange the terms
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-2\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (\"y=mx%2Bb\") where \"m=4%2F3\" (the slope) and \"b=-2\" (the y-intercept)
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\n" ); document.write( " So to graph this equation lets plug in some points
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\n" ); document.write( " Plug in x=-3
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F3%29%2A%28-3%29-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-12%2F3-2\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-18%2F3\" Add
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-6\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " So here's one point (-3,-6)
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets find another point
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\n" ); document.write( " Plug in x=0
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F3%29%2A%280%29-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=0%2F3-2\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-6%2F3\" Add
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-2\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " So here's another point (0,-2). Add this to our graph
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\n" ); document.write( " Now draw a line through these points
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\n" ); document.write( " So this is the graph of \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-2\" through the points (-3,-6) and (0,-2)
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\n" ); document.write( " So from the graph we can see that the slope is \"4%2F3\" (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go up 4 units and to the right 3 units to get to the next point) the y-intercept is (0,\"-2\")and the x-intercept is (\"1.5\",0) ,or (\"3%2F2\",0) . So all of this information verifies our graph.
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\n" ); document.write( " We could graph this equation another way. Since \"b=-2\" this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,\"-2\").
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\n" ); document.write( " So we have one point (0,\"-2\")
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\n" ); document.write( " Now since the slope is \"4%2F3\", this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,\"-2\"), we can go up 4 units
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\n" ); document.write( " and to the right 3 units to get to our next point
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\n" ); document.write( " Now draw a line through those points to graph \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So this is the graph of \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-2\" through the points (0,-2) and (3,2)
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