SOLUTION: draw a line with a negative slope and positive y- intercept

Question 434551: draw a line with a negative slope and positive y- intercept
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
draw a line with a negative slope and positive y- intercept
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Let the slope be -1/2
Let the intercept be 5.
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y = (-1/2)x+5
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Plot a couple of points and draw a line thru them:
Let x = 0, then y = 5
Let x = 2, then y = 4
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Plot (0,5),(2,4)

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Cheers,
Stan H.
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