How do you graph the equation by plotting the points y = x - 2?

1 Answer
Oct 23, 2017

Plot the y-intercept and then use the rise over run method.

Explanation:

To graph any equation, you just pick points and connect them. If you are asking how to graph a linear equation such as y = x - 2 without having to pick random points, then keep reading.

y = mx + b (slope-intercept form)
y = x - 2
The linear equation in question is in a slope-intercept form. The slope= m = 1 and the y-intercept= b = -2.

First, we plot our y-intercept which is equal to -2. This means that our y-intercept is at (0, -2). Graph the point (0, -2).

Second, we know that our slope is equal to 1. This means that from our y-intercept that we graphed, we will plot points by doing the rise over run method. Since our slope m is equal to 1, then m=1=(rise)/(run) = 1/1. This means that we will go 1 unit up and 1 unit to the right.

graph{x-2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}