document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061511>Question 1061511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=1/3x+5?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "this is an equation in slope-intercept form y = mx+b where m is the slope and b the intercept point (where the line crosses the y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are they asking you to find the ordered pair that you need in order to graph the equation? I'll assume you need to find them:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/3x+5 set the x to 0 and solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/3(0)+5; y = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK, now we have one ordered pair: (0, 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, the slope is rise over run, in this case the slope is 1/3. This means that our next y is 1 more than the intercept: 5+1 = 6 and our run, our x value, is 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3, 6).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our ordered pairs are: (0,5)(3,6) and below is the graph:<BR>\n" );
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