document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116717>Question 116717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the linear equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -3y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87077 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87077\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for y first:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select two values for x, evaluate y at these two values, pair the selected x values with the resulting ys to create two ordered pairs.  Plot the ordered pairs and then construct a line through them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x = 0, y = 0, therefore (0,0) is on the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x = 3, y = -1, therefore (3,-1) is on the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  The values I picked were arbitrary.  You could have chosen any two values for x.  I picked ones that would make the arithmetic easy and result in non-fractional values for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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