<PRE><B>Question 197067</B>
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Step 1:  Pick a value, any value, for &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and substitute this value for &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; in your equation.


Step 2:  Calculate the value of &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;y&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for the selected value of &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.


Step 3:  Create an ordered pair (&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;y&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;) using the selected and calculated values from steps 1 and 2.


Step 4:  Plot the point represented by your ordered pair on your graph.


Step 5:  Repeat steps 1 through 4 using a different value for &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.


Step 6:  Draw a straight line all the way across your graph through the two plotted points.


Your equation is already in slope-intercept form, namely:


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y = mx + b]


where *[tex \LARGE m] is the slope and *[tex \LARGE b] is the y-coordinate of the x-intercept.


The slope is the value of the coefficient on &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  In this case, since there is no specific coefficient shown, the coefficient is understood to be 1.


The x-intercept is the point (0,&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;b&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;)


The y-intercept is the point (&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;a&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;,0) where &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;a&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is the value of &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;x&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; that makes &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;y&lt;/i&gt; = 0&lt;/b&gt;, so:


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0 = ma + b \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ -ma = b \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ a = -\frac{b}{m}]



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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