document.write( "Question 95332: How do you graph the line with y-intercept 3 and slope -3/4?? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #69379 by checkley71(8403) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Y=-3X/4+3 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-3x%2F4+%2B3%29+\"$ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = -3x/4 +3).
\n" ); document.write( "TO PLOT THIS LINE YOU NEED TO FIND 2 POINTS.
\n" ); document.write( "SET Y=0 & SOLVE FOR X
\n" ); document.write( "0=-3/4*X+3
\n" ); document.write( "-3/4X=-3
\n" ); document.write( "NOW DIVIDE BY -3/4
\n" ); document.write( "X=-3*-4/3 (NOT TO DIVIDE BY A FRACTION INVERT THE FRACTION & MULTIPLY.
\n" ); document.write( "X=12/3
\n" ); document.write( "X=4 THIS POINT IS (4,0)
\n" ); document.write( "NOW SET X=0 & SOLVE FOR Y
\n" ); document.write( "Y=-3/4*0+3
\n" ); document.write( "Y=3 THIS POINT IS (0,3)
\n" ); document.write( "NOW PLOT THESE TWO POINTS AND DRAW THE LINE THROUGH THEM. \n" ); document.write( "

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