How do you graph #y = -x - 1#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T13:24:17

see below...

we make a table of values.

#x=-5#

in the equation #y=-(-5)-1# we get #y=4#

#x=5#

in the equation #y=-(5)-1# we get #y=-6#

plot them on graph and we get a straight line

graph{-x-1 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

you can keep putting values in the equation to make a bigger graph.