document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19669>Question 19669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "need help desperately.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph the equation, identifying the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks so much </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When an equation is written 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;\" >, b is known as the y-intercept. In this case, m (the slope) would be 2 and b would be -5.  </SPAN>\n" );
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