How do you graph $y=1/2x-6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-02-05T12:23:38

$1/2$ is the slope, $-6$ is the $y$ -intercept.

For graphing a line you need two points.

Step 1: use the $y$ -intercept, where $x=0$ ,
now you have point $(0,-6)$

Step 2: Take any other $x$ and find the $y$ , say $x=10$
now you have point $(10,-1)$

Step 3: draw the line:
graph{0.5*x-6 [-16.02, 16.01, -8.01, 8.01]}

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