SOLUTION: Graph the linear equation Y=1/6 x + 1

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Question 915712: Graph the linear equation
Y=1/6 x + 1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Looking at y=%281%2F6%29x%2B1 we can see that the equation is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=1%2F6 and the y-intercept is b=1


Since b=1 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%2F6, this means:

rise%2Frun=1%2F6


which shows us that the rise is 1 and the run is 6. This means that to go from point to point, we can go up 1 and over 6



So starting at , go up 1 unit


and to the right 6 units to get to the next point



Now draw a line through these points to graph y=%281%2F6%29x%2B1

So this is the graph of y=%281%2F6%29x%2B1 through the points and

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