SOLUTION: y=-1/5x-2 i need to graph this problem!

Question 390356: y=-1/5x-2 i need to graph this problem!
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, josmiceli:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Looking at we can see that the equation is in slope-intercept form where the slope is and the y-intercept is

Since this tells us that the y-intercept is .Remember the y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis

So we have one point

Now since the slope is comprised of the "rise" over the "run" this means

Also, because the slope is , this means:

which shows us that the rise is -1 and the run is 5. This means that to go from point to point, we can go down 1 and over 5

So starting at , go down 1 unit

and to the right 5 units to get to the next point

Now draw a line through these points to graph

So this is the graph of through the points and

If you need more help, email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com

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Jim
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Here's the graph:

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