document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1060018>Question 1060018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the graph for linear equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-15y+3=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #675055 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=acw1213><B>acw1213(28)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=acw1213><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=acw1213><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=675055\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to get this equation into slope-intercept form, y = mx + b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get everything except for \"y\" to the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, subtract 3 from both sides. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x - 15y = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you do not need to write 0 - 3 here since 0 - 3 is -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5x from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-15y = -5x - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by -15 on both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-5/-15)x - 3/-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1/3x + 1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is now in y = mx + b form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 is our slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5 is our y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, plot the y-intercept (0,1/5) on a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, use the slope rise/run to plot more points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go up one from the y-intercept and over to the right 3. Graph another point. Repeat until you run out of room.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Return to the y-intercept and do the OPPOSITE OF THE SLOPE to graph more points. Go down one and over to the left three. Graph another point. Repeat until your line is completed. </SPAN>\n" );
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