Question

How do you graph the line given (2, -1) with slope of 3?

Answer 1

You plot the coordinates then use the slope of `3` as `3/1`

Explanation:

To plot the point, move `2` to the right on the `x`-axis then `1` down (`y`-axis). Then look at the slope. `3` is also equal to `3/1` (3 over 1) as a fraction.

In a fraction there are two parts, the numerator (top number in this case `3`) and the denominator (bottom number in this case `1`).

The numerator shows the rise (number of spaces you go along the `y`-axis) and the denominator shows the run (number of spaces you go along the `x`-axis).

So from the point `(2,-1)`, you go up (since it is a positive slope) `3` spaces and to the right `1` space.

graph{3x-7 [-10, 10, -5, 5]} .