document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90579>Question 90579</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536753601/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graph the following,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line that has a slope of -2 and passes through the point(-3,5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's write the equation in slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have been given the slope, (m = -2), so you can put that into the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-2x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-2x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have also been given a point (-3, 5) through which the line passes, so you can substitute the x- and y-values in the equation with x = -3 and y = 5.  This will allow you to solve for b, the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+=+-2%28-3%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+=+-2%28-3%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+=+6%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+=+6%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation of the desired line is then:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-2x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-2x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "whose graph looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28600%2C400%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28600%2C400%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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