How do you graph $- 4 x + y = 2$ $-4x+y=2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-15T03:43:49

Refer to the explanation.

Graph:

$- 4 x + y = 2$ $-4x+y=2$

You need to determine two points on the line. The easiest way is to determine the x- and y-intercepts.

X-Intercept: the value of $x$ $x$ when $y = 0$ $y=0$

$- 4 x + 0 = 2$ $-4x+0=2$

$- 4 x = 2$ $-4x=2$

Divide both sides by $- 4$ $-4$ .

$x = - \frac{2}{4}$ $x=-2/4$

Simplify.

$x = - \frac{1}{2}$ $x=-1/2$

Point: $(- \frac{1}{2}, 0)$ $(-1/2,0)$

Y-Intercept: value of $y$ $y$ when $x = 0$ $x=0$

$- 4 (0) + y = 2$ $-4(0)+y=2$

$y = 2$ $y=2$

Point: $(0, 2)$ $(0,2)$

Plot the two points and draw a straight line through them.

graph{-4x+y=2 [-14.58, 9.26, -4.22, 7.7]}

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