document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99283>Question 99283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you decide which variablleshould be on the x-axis and which should be on the y-axis </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by convention, the independent variable is on the horizontal (x) axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the dependent variable is on the vertical (y) axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the cost of a chain depends on the length of the chain, so the length would be the x value and the cost would be the y value </SPAN>\n" );
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