SOLUTION: How would I do y=x-6 on a graph as a linear line? Because I don't know what the rise over run is but I know the Y intercept... So how would I graph it or figure out what the x is?

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Question 244238: How would I do y=x-6 on a graph as a linear line? Because I don't know what the rise over run is but I know the Y intercept... So how would I graph it or figure out what the x is?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=x-6
The rise over run is the slope (m)
Y=mX+b
In this equation m=1.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+8%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x+-6%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 8, y from -10 to 10, x -6).