document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122931>Question 1122931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I graph Linear equations such as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + y = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=0 and y=-1, so (0, -1) is one point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now let y=0 and 3x=-1, so x=-(1/3) and (-1/3, 0) is another point. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a line between the two points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope-intercept form of y=mx+b where m is the slope (rise/run) and b the y-intercept, or where x=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "move the 3x to the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "line has y-intercept of -1, so (0, -1) is a point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From -1 go right 1 and down 3 or left 1 and up 3.  Draw a line. </SPAN>\n" );
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