Question

How do you graph `x=y+5`?

Answer 1

Change the equation into the y intercept form and use the slope and the y intercept to graph the equation.

Explanation:

`y = mx + b` is the y intercept form.

Change the existing equation so the y is on the left and x on the right side of the equation.

`x -x -y = y -x -y + 5` This leaves

`- y = -x + 5` Multiply both sides by -1

# -1 xx -y = -1 ( -x +5) which gives

`y = x -5`

`- 5 = b` the y intercept or the beginning of the graph.

So start by making a point at the beginning ( 0, -5)

`1 = m` the slope of the equation

So using the slope go up 1 and to the right 1 and make a point at (1,-4) the next point will be ( 2. -3)

Connect the three points and that is the graph of the equation
`x = y +5`