Question 329419: Good Morning,
How do you graph and label equations. This is concerning slope, and y=mx+b. I have Math packets that i can reference to but they dont teach how to label x and y in an equation(based on y=mx+b). Tahnk you
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The x-axis is horizontal.
The y-axis is vertical.
Ordered pairs are presented in (x,y) format.
Point (3,2) is here.
Lines can be presented in slope intercept form,  where  is the slope and  is the y-intercept.
The y-intercept is where the line crosses the y-axis.
As an example, here is the graph of  which has a y-intercept of (0,1),
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You can graph an equation given the slope-intercept form in the following way.
First plot the intercept, (0,b).
Then use the slope to determine another point on the line.
The slope describes the change in y divided by the change in x for each point on the line.
As an example, let's graph 
Plot the point (0,-4)
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Next use the slope.
THe slope of the equation is  which means that for each 1 unit change in x, the change in y is 3 units since  .
So then start at the y-intercept (0,-4) and determine another point.
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y:
Another point of the line would be (1,-1).
You can double check by finding the slope using the two points,
So then plot the point (1,-1).
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A straight line only needs two points to define it.
Draw the straight line that includes the two points.
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So now you have the graph of .
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