SOLUTION: how would you graph this equation? -x-2y=-1 please and thank you I want to check if i did it right

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Question 1059520: how would you graph this equation?
-x-2y=-1

please and thank you I want to check if i did it right
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I would get it into the slope intercept form
so I could identify the slope and y-intercept
+-x+-+2y+=+-1+
I can multiply both sides by +-1+
+x+%2B+2y+=+1+
Subtract +x+ from both sides
+2y+=+-x+%2B+1+
Divide both sides by +2+
+y+=+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+1%2F2+
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The slope is +-1%2F2+
y-intercept is +1%2F2+
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Here's the plot:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-%281%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+1%2F2+%29+