SOLUTION: Graph x + y = –2.

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Question 111431: Graph x + y = –2.
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1%2Ax%2B1%2Ay=-2Start with the given equation



1%2Ay=-2-1%2Ax Subtract 1%2Ax from both sides

y=%281%29%28-2-1%2Ax%29 Multiply both sides by 1

y=%281%29%28-2%29-%281%29%281%29x%29 Distribute 1

y=-2-%281%29x Multiply

y=-1%2Ax-2 Rearrange the terms

y=-1%2Ax-2 Reduce any fractions

So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where m=-1 (the slope) and b=-2 (the y-intercept)

So to graph this equation lets plug in some points

Plug in x=-9

y=-1%2A%28-9%29-2

y=9-2 Multiply

y=7 Add

So here's one point (-9,7)





Now lets find another point

Plug in x=-8

y=-1%2A%28-8%29-2

y=8-2 Multiply

y=6 Add

So here's another point (-8,6). Add this to our graph





Now draw a line through these points

So this is the graph of y=-1%2Ax-2 through the points (-9,7) and (-8,6)


So from the graph we can see that the slope is -1%2F1 (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go down -1 units and to the right 1 units to get to the next point), the y-intercept is (0,-2)and the x-intercept is (-2,0) . So all of this information verifies our graph.


We could graph this equation another way. Since b=-2 this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,-2).


So we have one point (0,-2)






Now since the slope is -1%2F1, this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,-2), we can go down 1 units


and to the right 1 units to get to our next point



Now draw a line through those points to graph y=-1%2Ax-2


So this is the graph of y=-1%2Ax-2 through the points (0,-2) and (1,-3)