document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000871>Question 1000871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you graph a slope of  -2/1 and a y intercept of -6,3? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you cannot have a y-intercept of (-6,3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercept is the value of y when x = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-coordinate of the point that contains the y-intercept must be equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what you were given was a point and a slope as far as i can tell.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that point will be on the line but it is not the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is -2/1 and the point is (-6,3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you plot the point (-6,3) on your graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you pick any other value of x that's reasonably far enough away to that it's easy for you to draw a straight line between that new point and the original point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i'll pick x = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this will allow me to find the new point and the y-intercept at the same time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the change in x is from -6 to 0 which is a change of 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the change in y, i multiply that change by -2/1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this result in a change in y of -2*6 = -12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the change in the value of x is 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the change in the value of y is -12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from the point (-6,3), add 6 to the x-coordinate and subtract 12 from the y-coordinate to get (0,-9).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the point (0,-9) is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's the value of y when the value of x is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "draw a straight line between the points (-6,3) and (0,-9).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's your graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope intercept form of the equation of a straight line is y = mx + b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is y = -2/1 * x - 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/1 is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9 is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of y = -2/1 * x - 9 is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a good reference you can use to learn more about linear equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/linear-equations.html\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/linear-equations.html</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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