document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048012>Question 1048012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If this could be answered ASAP, that would be GREAT! Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.Referring to the figure below, write an equation of the line shown in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    graph. Use the slope and y-intercept format:  y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Referring to the figure below, write an equation of the line shown in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    graph. Use the slope and y-intercept format:  y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for Helping! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #663598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=663598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = how far up, in your graph y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = how far along, in your graph x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = slope of the line, calculated like this: m = (change in y)/(change in x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = the y intercept <BR>\n" );
document.write( "See picture below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's write the equation of your line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = &#916;y/&#916;x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = we don't know, we have to figure it out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Back to the formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What do we know? We know m, the graph shows us that it's 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also know y and x, the graph tells us that x = 4 and y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets re-write the formula with what we know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = (2/3)4+b Now we simply apply algebra:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 8/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*3/8 = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/8 = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 15/8 = 1 7/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = (2/3)4+15/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 8/3+15/8 cross multiply times denominators to find a common denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 64/24+45/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 5 (I get 4.542 due to rounding of numbers)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The process is correct, you may want to check out my math and also make sure I used the right numbers, I mean the numbers off of your graph. Let me know if you have questions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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