SOLUTION: Y= -3x how do I solve this

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Question 983599: Y= -3x how do I solve this
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, Alan3354:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two ways:
draw a table of points.
y=0, x=0 (0,0) is one
choose something for x, like 1
x=1, y=-3 (1,-3) is another.
Two points determine a line. Plot the points, draw the line.
Second way:
y-intercept is 0 y=-3x+0 is another way to write the line.
slope is -3, over 1 and down 3.
Draw the line
graph
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y= -3x how do I solve this
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It's solved for y.
To solve for x:
x = -y/3