document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104487>Question 104487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the graphical solution of the equation x-y=-2,x=3y=14 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the graphical solution of the equation <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=graphing_linear_equations.solver>Graphing Linear Equations</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-1%2Ay=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-1%2Ay=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Start with the given equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2Ay=-2-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2Ay=-2-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%29%28-2-1%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%29%28-2-1%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%29%28-2%29%2B%281%29%281%29x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%29%28-2%29%2B%281%29%281%29x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2B%281%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2B%281%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2Ax%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2Ax%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2Ax%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2Ax%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce any fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the slope) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the y-intercept)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So to graph this equation lets plug in some points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-9%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-9%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's one point (-9,-7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now lets find another point <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-8%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-8%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's another point (-8,-6). Add this to our graph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now draw a line through these points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28+600%2C+600%2C+-19%2C2%2C+-17%2C+4%2C%0D%0A++++grid%28+1+%29%2C%0D%0A++++line%28-19-10%2C1%2A%28-19-10%29%2B2%2C2%2B10%2C1%2A%282%2B10%29%2B2%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+-8%2C-6%2C+.15%2C+1.5+%29%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+-8%2C-6%2C+.1%2C+1.5+%29+%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+-9%2C-7%2C+.15%2C+1.5+%29%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+-9%2C-7%2C+.1%2C+1.5+%29+%29%0D%0A++%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So this is the graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2Ax%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2Ax%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > through the points (-9,-7) and (-8,-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So from the graph we can see that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go  up 1 units and to the right 1 units to get to the next point) the y-intercept is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)and the x-intercept is (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,0) . So all of this information verifies our graph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  We could graph this equation another way. Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So we have one point (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C11%2C+-8%2C+13%2C%0D%0A++++grid%28+1+%29%2C%0D%0A++%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+0%2C2%2C+.15%2C+1.5+%29%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+0%2C2%2C+.1%2C+1.5+%29+%29%0D%0A++%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now since the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), we can go up 1 units <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28++600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C11%2C+-8%2C+13%2C%0D%0A++++grid%281%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+0%2C2%2C+.15%2C+1.5+%29%29%2C%0D%0A++++blue%28+circle%28+0%2C2%2C+.1%2C+1.5+%29+%29%2C%0D%0A++blue%28+arc%28+0%2C+2%2B%281%2F2%29%2C+2%2C+1%2C+90%2C+270+%29+%29%0D%0A++%0D%0A++%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  and to the right 1 units to get to our next point<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now draw a line through those points to graph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2Ax%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2Ax%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=graphing_linear_equations.solver>Graphing Linear Equations</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax-3%2Ay=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax-3%2Ay=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Start with the given equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2Ay=14-1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2Ay=14-1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2814-1%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2814-1%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce any fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the slope) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the y-intercept)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So to graph this equation lets plug in some points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-7%2F3-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-7%2F3-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-21%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-21%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's one point (-7,-7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now lets find another point <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's another point (-4,-6). Add this to our graph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now draw a line through these points<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So from the graph we can see that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go  up 1 units and to the right 3 units to get to the next point) the y-intercept is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4.66666666666667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4.66666666666667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) ,or (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), and the x-intercept is (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,0) . So all of this information verifies our graph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  We could graph this equation another way. Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So we have one point (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now since the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), we can go up 1 units <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and to the right 3 units to get to our next point<BR>\n" );
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