SOLUTION: How to graph y=-x-1

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Question 831778: How to graph y=-x-1
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Choose two x values.
Compute two y values.
Let x=0, y=-0-1=-1 (0,-1)
Let x=2, y=-2-1=-3 (2,-3)
Plot those two ordered pairs.
Draw a straight line between the two points.
Let x=0, y=-0-1=-1 (0,-1)
Let x=2, y=-2-1=-3 (2,-3)

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Draw a straight line between the two points.
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a straight line between the two points.