SOLUTION: solve graphically: y=x-2

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Question 925116: solve graphically:
y=x-2
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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In order to graph y=1%2Ax-2 we only need to plug in two points to draw the line

So lets plug in some points

Plug in x=-7

y=1%2A%28-7%29-2

y=-7-2 Multiply

y=-9 Add

So here's one point (-7,-9)




Now lets find another point

Plug in x=-6

y=1%2A%28-6%29-2

y=-6-2 Multiply

y=-8 Add

So here's another point (-6,-8). Add this to our graph





Now draw a line through these points

So this is the graph of y=1%2Ax-2 through the points (-7,-9) and (-6,-8)


So from the graph we can see that the slope is 1%2F1 (which tells us that in order to go from point to point we have to start at one point and go up 1 units and to the right 1 units to get to the next point) the y-intercept is (0,-2)and the x-intercept is (2,0)


We could graph this equation another way. Since b=-2 this tells us that the y-intercept (the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis) is (0,-2).


So we have one point (0,-2)





Now since the slope is 1%2F1, this means that in order to go from point to point we can use the slope to do so. So starting at (0,-2), we can go up 1 units



and to the right 1 units to get to our next point


Now draw a line through those points to graph y=1%2Ax-2


So this is the graph of y=1%2Ax-2 through the points (0,-2) and (1,-1)