SOLUTION: Graph the equation 1 _---x + 2 3

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Question 251899: Graph the equation 1
_---x + 2
3

Found 2 solutions by checkley77, College Student:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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1
_---x + 2
3
y=-x/3+2
let x=0 & solve for y
y=2 or (0,2)
let y=0 & solve for x
0=-x/3+2
x/3=2
x=382
x=6 or (6,0)
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+8%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%2F3+%2B2%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 8, y from -10 to 10, -x/3 +2).

Answer by College Student(505) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What you wrote is not an equation, but I'm going to presume you meant to say y=-(1/3)x+2

To graph y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B2:
1. Draw a table with two columns.
2. Label first column "x", the second "y".
3. Each row will represent a point in the cartesian plane.
4. Assign a value to "x" and solve for "y".
5. Do it again with a different "x" value.
6. Two point are sufficient to graph a line.
7. PLot both points and draw a line connecting both points and you got your graph!

Table: y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B2
When x=3, y=1 <--- point (3,1)
When x=6, y=0 <--- point (6,0)

Below is how the graph would look like. Notice points (3,1) and (6,0) are represented in the graph.
graph+%28400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%28-x%2F3%29%2B2%29+