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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have no idea how you would do it.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You could select a series of values for the

variable and solve the equation for

for each chosen

value, giving you a set of ordered pairs (since both of the variables are linear, i.e. nothing raised to a power higher than 1, you only need two ordered pairs, but a third or fourth one is good for checking your arithmetic). Plot your ordered pairs and draw a straight line through them.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or you could find a graphing calculator or program and enter the relation to see what you get.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or you could do what I did when I first looked at your problem. I added

to both sides of the equation and recognized the equation of a line in slope-intercept form with a slope of 1 and a

-intercept of

and then sketched this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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