document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119888>Question 119888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the equation 4x-3y=-12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <TABLE  BORDER=1>\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=4%2Ax-3%2Ay=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Ax-3%2Ay=-12\"   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=-12-4%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2Ay=-12-4%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%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=12%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=12%2F3%2B%284%2F3%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=%284%2F3%29%2Ax%2B12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax%2B12%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=%284%2F3%29%2Ax%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax%2B4\"   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=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the slope) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=4\"   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( "  So here's one point (-9,-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now lets find another point <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Plug in x=-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here's another point (-6,-4). 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=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%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 4 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 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)and the x-intercept is (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3\"   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=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=4\"   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=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   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=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   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=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%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=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), we can go up 4 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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