SOLUTION: Could someone help me graph the follwing and show me what the graph looks like? y = x + 2 Thank you, Lyn

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Question 60204: Could someone help me graph the follwing and show me what the graph looks like?
y = x + 2
Thank you,
Lyn
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi Lyn,
I've showed you the method of plotting points, the intercept method, and now I'm going to show you the slope-intercept method. Pick a method you like:
:
Graph the follwing and show me what the graph looks like.
y = x + 2
This is in slope intercept form: highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29, m=slope=rise/run, and (0,b) is the y-intercept.
y=x%2Bhighlight%282%29 the y-intercept is (0,2) Plot (0,2)
From that point, use the slope:
y=highlight%281%2F1%29x%2B2, m=1/1 (if you don't see a coefficient of x), go up one, and right 1 and plot a second point at what should be (1,3).
Connect the points and you have this line:
graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Cx%2B2%29
Happy Calculating, Lyn!!!