SOLUTION: Graph the equation y = -1/4x -3

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Question 373051: Graph the equation y = -1/4x -3
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Looking at y=-%281%2F4%29x-3 we can see that the equation is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-1%2F4 and the y-intercept is b=-3


Since b=-3 this tells us that the y-intercept is .Remember the y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis

So we have one point




Now since the slope is comprised of the "rise" over the "run" this means
slope=rise%2Frun

Also, because the slope is -1%2F4, this means:

rise%2Frun=-1%2F4


which shows us that the rise is -1 and the run is 4. This means that to go from point to point, we can go down 1 and over 4



So starting at , go down 1 unit


and to the right 4 units to get to the next point



Now draw a line through these points to graph y=-%281%2F4%29x-3

So this is the graph of y=-%281%2F4%29x-3 through the points and


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