SOLUTION: graph x+3y=0

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Question 460022: graph x+3y=0
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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Get the equation in y=mx+b slope-intercept form.
x%2B3y=0
Subtract x from both sides
3y+=+-x
Divide both sides by 3
y+=+-x%2F3
or
y+=+-%281%2F3%29%2Ax
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When x=0, y=0: (0,0)
When x=3, y=-1: (3,-1)
Plot the points and draw the line.
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graph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-1%2F3%2Ax%29