document.write( "Question 50951This question is from textbook Algebra 2
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document.write( ": y=4x+1 how do I graph this question? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33990 by tutorcecilia(2152)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! y=mx+b [The slope-intercept form of a linear equation] \n" ); document.write( "y=any y value \n" ); document.write( "m=the slope of the line \n" ); document.write( "x=any corresponding x value \n" ); document.write( "b = the y-intercept -- where the line crosses the y-axis at point (0, b) \n" ); document.write( ".\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=4x+1 \n" ); document.write( "So, the slope (m) = 4 or 4/1 or -4/-1 \n" ); document.write( "The y-intercept = (0, 1).\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "To graph, start at the y-intercept (0,1) and follow the slope (4/1). That is, go up 4 spaces and to the right one space. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Next, return to the y-intercept (0,1) and follow the other form of the slope (-4/-1). That is, go down 4 spaces and to the left one space. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Connect the dots for the graph:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |