Question 817962: How would I graph y-1=1/4(x+5) and y=2x-3 ? I know how to graph the second equation I just can't get the first one. Thanks
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You probably graph  ,in slope-intercept form,
by starting with the y-intercept, point (0,-3),
and using the slope, 2, to mark all the other points,
knowing that as x increases by 1, y would increase by 2.
 is in what we call point-slope form,
meaning that it tells you that the line goes through point (-5,1),
and has a slope of 1/4.
Look at it this way:
<--> <--> .
You can start from point (-5,1),and know that
for every 1 unit increase in x, there is a 1/4 increase in y,
or for every 4 unit increase in x, there is a 1 unit increase in y.
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