SOLUTION: How would I graph a line with a slope of -3 and passing through the points of (-1,1)?

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Question 993250: How would I graph a line with a slope of -3 and passing through the points of (-1,1)?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How would I graph a line with a slope of -3
and passing through the points of (-1,1)?
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Plot the point(-1,1) with a pencil.
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The slope is -3/1
That means "as x increases 1, y decreases 3"::
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From (-1,1) move the percil 1 to the right to (0,1)
Then move the pencil down 3 to (0,-2)
Put a point at (0,-2)
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Draw a line thru (-1,1),(0,-2) to see the graph.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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