document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132280>Question 1132280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> describe how to draw a line that passes through the origin and has a slope of minus two thirds. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,0) is one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = diffy/diffx = -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (0,0) count 3 units to the right (for x) and 2 units down (for y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> the point (3,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a line thru them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is to use the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = m*x = (-2/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick any value for x, find y, plot the point.\r<BR>\n" );
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