SOLUTION: Graph the line with slope -1/4 passing through the point (-3,-1).

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Question 177154: Graph the line with slope -1/4 passing through the point (-3,-1).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, plot the point (-3,-1)




Since the slope is m=rise%2Frun=-1%2F4, this means that the rise is -1 and the run is 4. So to go from point to point, we can go down 1 and to the right 4 units.


Starting at the point (-3,-1), go down 1 unit (this is the "rise" portion):




and to the right 4 units (this is the "run" portion) to get to the next point (1,-2)




Now draw a line through these points




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Answer:

So the graph of the line with slope -1%2F4 passing through the point (-3,-1) looks like