document.write( "Question 19078: y=-8x+1 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #9172 by MelanieBCC(40) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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if you're asking how this would be graphed, refer to slope-intercept formula: $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( "where m is the slope, b is the y-intercept and the x and y are coordinates for any point on the graph.
\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation you give is already in slope-intercept form, you have all of the information you need to plot the graph
\n" ); document.write( "In your equation, $\"1\"$ is b which means the graph intersects the y-axis (this is the y-intercept) at 1, ie. coordinants (0,1)
\n" ); document.write( "In your equation, the slope is $\"-8\"$ or $\"-8%2F1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Using rise over run, you can plot from the y-intercept. Because the slope is negative, you know it will slope down from left to right. The next point would be (1,-7) because you would go down 8 (along the y axis) and over 1 from the y-intercept.
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