How do you graph the direct variation equation $y = - \frac{1}{6} x$ $y=-\frac{1}{6}x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-23T10:03:45

Assign a value for x to find the value of y

If x is 1, $y = - \frac{1}{6}$ $y=-1/6$

If x is 2, $y = - \frac{2}{6}$ $y=-2/6$

etc.

The graph of this function:

graph{-x/6 [-5, 5, -2.5, 2.5]}

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