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Question 1196836:  Sketch the lines through the point with the indicated slopes on the same set of coordinate axes. 
(4, 2) 
(a)0 
(b)1 
(c)4 
(d)−2 
 Answer by math_tutor2020(3817)      (Show Source): 
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Part (a)
 
 
A slope of 0 means the line is completely horizontal. It doesn't go up or go down. There's no change in y value 
slope = rise/run = 0/1 = 0 
rise = change in y 
run = change in x.
 
 
So if you wanted a line with slope 0 to go through (4,2) then it would also go through (3,2). Pick any x value you want, but the y value must be 2. All points on this line are of the form (x,2).
 
 
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Part (b)
 
 
A slope of 1 means 1/1 
slope = rise/run = 1/1 = 1 
rise = 1 
run = 1 
In this case we go "up 1, to the right 1" 
If you started at (4,2) then you'd get to (5,3)
 
 
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Part (c)
 
 
Similarly a slope of 4 means 4/1 
rise/run = 4/1 = 4 
rise = 4 
run = 1
 
 
So we go from (4,2) to (5,6) as the two points on this line.
 
 
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Part (d)
 
 
Lastly a slope of -2 = -2/1 means 
rise = -2 
run = 1 
We go down 2 then to the right 1 
Therefore we move from (4,2) to (5,0)
 
 
When graphing straight lines, we only need two points at minimum.  
 
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