SOLUTION: graph y=-2x+1 Please show me how you get the answer.

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Question 82415: graph y=-2x+1 Please show me how you get the answer.
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y=-2x+1
This is in slope intercept form with a slope of -2 and a y intercept of 1.
Mark a point on the y axis at 1. As the gradient is -2 move 1 unit to the right and two units down (down because the gradient is negative) then place a second point. Join the two points with a straight line.
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